Rosemary McKenna
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| Rosemary McKenna MP | |
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Member of Parliament
for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (1997-2005) |
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| Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Norman Hogg |
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| Born | 8 May 1941 Renfrewshire |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | James McKenna |
Rosemary McKenna CBE (born 8 May 1941 as Rosemary Harvey in Renfrewshire) is a Scottish Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. She is Member of Parliament for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East.[1]
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[edit] Early life
Born to the Irish Cornelius Harvey and a Scottish mother,[1] Susan, she went to St Augustine's RC Secondary School on Liddesdale Road in Milton, East Dunbartonshire. From 1958-65, she worked as a secretary. She joined the Labour Party in 1966 when she moved to Cumbernauld. She studied at the Roman Catholic Notre Dame College of Education, receiving a Diploma in Primary Education in 1974. She was a primary school teacher from 1974-94 before becoming a local councillor and eventual Provost of the former Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council.
[edit] Parliamentary career
McKenna was first elected in 1997 to represent the former Cumbernauld and Kilsyth seat, which she retained at the 2001 election.
The seat was abolished for the 2005 general election and she contested the new Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency, winning with a 1.1% swing against her to the Scottish National Party.
She was responsible for chairing the Labour Party's vetting procedure for candidates for the first election for the Scottish Parliament. This process saw many of the more left-oriented candidates rejected, including Dennis Canavan, Ian Davidson, Michael Connarty, all of whom were sitting Members of Parliament at the time, as well as Tommy Shephard, a former General Secretary of the Labour Party in Scotland.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Daily Hansard", Parliament.uk website, 15 November 2006.
[edit] External links
- Rosemary McKenna CBE MP official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Rosemary McKenna MP
- Voting Record at the Public Whip
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| Preceded by Norman Hogg |
Member of Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 1997–2005 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East 2005–present |
Incumbent |
