Margaret Curran (politician)
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| Margaret Curran MSP | |
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| In office 04 October 2004 – 17 May 2007 |
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| First Minister | Jack McConnell |
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| Preceded by | Patricia Ferguson |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Crawford |
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| In office 21 May 2003 – 04 October 2004 |
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| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Office created |
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| In office 09 May 2002 – 21 May 2003 |
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| First Minister | Jack McConnell |
| Preceded by | Iain Gray |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
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| Assumed office 6th May 1999 |
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| Preceded by | constiuency created |
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| Born | 24 November 1958 |
| Political party | Scottish Labour |
Margaret Curran (b. 24 November 1958) is a former Minister for Parliamentary Business in the Scottish Executive, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Baillieston.
She became an MSP in the first elections to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, later holding positions as Deputy Minister for Social Justice and Minister for Communities.
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[edit] Background
Before entering the Scottish Parliament she was a lecturer in community education at the University of Strathclyde and before that she was a community worker. She and her husband Rab live in Glasgow with their two sons.
She first became politically active in the University of Glasgow Labour Club in the late 1970s, where she was associated with Johann Lamont and Sarah Boyack. She held several posts in Labour student politics, including secretary of Glasgow University Labour Club, secretary of the Scottish Organisation of Labour Students, chair of that organisation, and vice-chair of the Labour Club, although in 1980 she resigned the last position following allegations of involvement in an attempt to rig the conference of the National Organisation of Labour Students.
She was Mohammad Sarwar's election agent in Glasgow Govan in the UK general election of 1997.
[edit] Member of the Scottish Parliament
In 1999 she was elected to the new Scottish Parliament, and was promoted to a junior minister when Henry McLeish became First Minister and later became a member of the Scottish Executive.[1]
She served as convenor of the Social Inclusion committee, then was promoted to Deputy Minister for Social Justice. She then rose to become minister in that portfolio, which later changed to Minister for Communities. She held the position of Minister for Parliamentary Business from 2004 until 2007.
She was re-elected comfortably in 2003 and again in 2007. Given the Scottish Labour Party's losses in that later election, she was widely viewed as a popular potential successor to Jack McConnell but decided not to stand against Wendy Alexander who went on to succeed McConnell.
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- Margaret Curran MSP Biography at Scottish Executive
- Scottish Parliament biography
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| Preceded by Constituency Created |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Baillieston 1999 – present |
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| Preceded by Patricia Ferguson |
Minister for Parliamentary Business 2004–2007 |
Succeeded by Bruce Crawford |
| Preceded by Office Created |
Minister for Communities 2003–2004 |
Succeeded by Malcolm Chisholm |
| Preceded by Iain Gray |
Minister for Social Justice 2002-2003 |
Succeeded by Office Abolished |
| Preceded by Office Created |
Deputy Minister for Social Justice 2000–2002 |
Succeeded by Des McNulty |
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