Malcolm Chisholm

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Malcolm Chisholm (born 7 March 1949) is a Scottish Labour Party politician, and a former Scottish Executive minister.

Chisholm was educated at George Watson's College and the University of Edinburgh and became an English teacher. He is married with three children.

Chisholm was Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Leith from 1992, then Edinburgh North and Leith from 1997. He served as a junior local government and transport minister for a few months in 1997 but resigned over lone parent benefit cuts. He remained an MP until 2001, when he stood down from the House of Commons in order to concentrate on the Scottish Parliament, to which he was elected in 1999 for the same constituency. He became Minister for Health and Community Care in 2001, then Minister for Communities from October 2004.

He has criticised the decision to renew Trident, Britain's nuclear deterrent, in opposition to First Minister Jack McConnell, leading to speculation he may be removed from office. ^[1] He subsequently resigned on December 21, 2006 after supporting a motion passed by the Scottish National Party that opposed the replacement of the nuclear submarines. ^[2]

On September 17, 2007 he was appointed Shadow Minister for Culture and External Affairs by new Scottish Labour Opposition Leader, Wendy Alexander.

He is known to be a Hibs fan.

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• Malcolm Chisholm MSP Scottish Parliament website
• Malcolm Chisholm MSP Profile at Labour party website
• Minister quits for second time BBC Scotland profile

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Ron Brown	Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Leith 1992–1997	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)
Preceded by (new constituency)	Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North and Leith 1997–2001	Succeeded by Mark Lazarowicz
Scottish Parliament
Preceded by Constituency Created	Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh North and Leith 1999–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Margaret Curran	Minister for Communities 2004–2006	Succeeded by Rhona Brankin
Preceded by Susan Deacon	Minister for Health and Community Care 2001-2004	Succeeded by Andy Kerr
Preceded by Iain Gray	Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care 2000-2001	Succeeded by Hugh Henry and Mary Mulligan

Malcolm Chisholm
v • d • e Members of the Scottish Parliament in the Lothians region Elected in the 2007 election Labour (5 seats), SNP (5 seats), Conservative (2 seats), Lib Dems, (2 seats), Greens (1 seat), Independent (1 seat) Constituency MSPs Sarah Boyack (Lab, Edinburgh Central) • Kenny MacAskill (SNP, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh) • Malcolm Chisholm (Lab, Edinburgh North and Leith) • David McLetchie (Con, Edinburgh Pentlands) • Mike Pringle (Lib Dem, Edinburgh South) • Margaret Smith (Lib Dem, Edinburgh West) • Mary Mulligan (Lab, Linlithgow) • Angela Constance (SNP, Livingston) • Rhona Brankin (Lab, Midlothian) Additional Members Gavin Brown (Con) • George Foulkes (Lab) • Robin Harper (Green) • Fiona Hyslop (SNP) • Margo MacDonald (Ind) • Ian McKee (SNP) • Shirley-Anne Somerville (SNP) v • d • e Scottish Labour MSPs Elected in the 2007 election Wendy Alexander · Jackie Baillie · Claire Baker · Richard Baker · Sarah Boyack · Rhona Brankin · Bill Butler · Malcolm Chisholm · Cathie Craigie · Margaret Curran · Helen Eadie · Patricia Ferguson · George Foulkes · Karen Gillon · Marlyn Glen · Trish Godman · Charlie Gordon · Rhoda Grant · Iain Gray · Hugh Henry · Cathy Jamieson · James Kelly · Andy Kerr · Johann Lamont · Marilyn Livingstone · Lewis Macdonald · Ken Macintosh · Paul Martin · Frank McAveety · Tom McCabe · Jack McConnell · Michael McMahon · Duncan McNeil · Pauline McNeill · Des McNulty · Mary Mulligan · Elaine Murray · Irene Oldfather · John Park · Peter Peacock · Cathy Peattie · Richard Simpson · Elaine Smith · David Stewart · Karen Whitefield · David Whitton