Rhoda Grant

Rhoda Grant (born June 26, 1963, Stornoway) is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands region from 1999 to 2003 and since 2007.

In the 2003 election she fought the Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber constituency but came second, and she lost her list seat to Eleanor Scott of the Scottish Green Party.

In the 2007 election and she won her list seat back as the Scottish Green Party's vote collapsed and Labour won three list seats.

Prior to her election Grant worked for the trade union UNISON and Highland Regional Council. She holds a degree in social sciences from the Open University.

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v • d • e Members of the Scottish Parliament in the Highlands and Islands region

Elected in the 2007 election SNP (6 seats), Lib Dem (4 seats), Labour (3 seats), Conservative (2 seats)

Constituency MSPs	Jim Mather (SNP, Argyll and Bute) • Jamie Stone (Lib Dem, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) • Fergus Ewing (SNP, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber) • Richard Lochhead (SNP, Moray) • Liam McArthur (Lib Dem, Orkney) • John Farquhar Munro (Lib Dem, Ross, Skye and Inverness West) • Tavish Scott (Lib Dem, Shetland) • Alasdair Allan (SNP, Western Isles)

Additional Members	Rob Gibson (SNP) • Rhoda Grant (Lab) • Jamie McGrigor (Con) • Peter Peacock (Lab) • Mary Scanlon (Con) • David Stewart (Lab) • David Thompson (SNP)