Karen Gillon

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Karen Gillon

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Clydesdale
In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Aileen Campbell
Majority	2,893 (8.7%)
Personal details
Born	Karen Turnbull (1967-08-18) 18 August 1967 Jedburgh, Scotland, UK
Political party	Scottish Labour Party

Karen Gillon, née Turnbull (born 18 August 1967, Edinburgh) is a Scottish Labour politician, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Clydesdale from 1999 to 2011. She had previously served as personal assistant to Helen Liddell MP since 1997.

Scottish parliamentary member

Gillon was spokesperson on rural development for Labour until 2011 in the Scottish Parliament. She has campaigned vigorously for changes to the law in relation to corporate culpable homicide, following the death of four constituents in Larkhall, and won the Herald Campaigner of the Year in recognition of her work on this issue.^{[citation needed]} She was co-chairperson of the Cross Party Group on Malawi and worked with civic society across Scotland and in the Clydesdale constituency to develop better links between the two countries.

External links

Karen Gillon official website
Karen Gillon profile at the site of Scottish Labour
Bordering on victory
Campaigners lose faith

Scottish Parliament
New constituency	Member of the Scottish Parliament for Clydesdale 1999–2011	Succeeded by Aileen Campbell

Authority control	VIAF: 71137514

Persondata
Name	Gillon, Karen
Alternative names	Turnbull, Karen (birthname)
Short description	Scottish politician
Date of birth	18 August 1967
Place of birth	Jedburgh, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death

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