Rhona Brankin
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Rhona Brankin (born 19 January 1950) was first elected to represent Midlothian in the Scottish Parliament in 1999 and was re-elected in 2003. Before entering the Scottish Parliament she was a teacher and a lecturer on special educational needs. She is married with two grown-up daughters. Rhona was Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport in the Scottish Executive from 1999-2000 and Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development from 2000-2001. In October 2004 she was appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care, returning to the Environment and Rural Development portfolio in June 2005.
In January 2007 she was promoted to Minister for Communities after the resignation of Malcolm Chisholm.
Brankin is a graduate of the University of Aberdeen and former chair of the Scottish Labour Party.
[edit] External links
- Scottish Parliament biography
- Constituency website
- Rhona Brankin MSP Biography at Scottish Executive website
[edit] See also
Jack McConnell (First Minister) · Nicol Stephen (Deputy First Minister and Enterprise and Lifelong Learning)
Cathy Jamieson (Justice) · Andy Kerr (Health and Community Care) · Hugh Henry (Education and Young People) · Tom McCabe (Finance and Public Sector Reform) · Ross Finnie (Environment and Rural Development) · Rhona Brankin (Communities) · Margaret Curran (Parliamentary Business) · Patricia Ferguson (Tourism, Culture and Sport) · Tavish Scott (Transport and Telecommunication)
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