Marco Biagi (politician)
| Marco Biagi MSP | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Central | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sarah Boyack |
| Majority | 237 (0.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 July 1982 Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews University of Glasgow |
| Religion | Unitarian[1] |
Marco Biagi (born 31 July 1982) is a Scottish politician, serving as the SNP MSP for Edinburgh Central.
Biagi was raised in Dunbartonshire. He studied at the University of St Andrews where he was awarded a First. He was also elected as a Vice-President of the Students' Association[2] and in 2002 managed the unsuccessful campaign of Germaine Greer for election to the post of Rector.[3] He subsequently began a DPhil at Wadham College, Oxford University, but decided not to continue and returned to Scotland where he completed a Masters degree at Glasgow University and worked at the Scottish Parliament.[4]
Biagi contested the seat of Edinburgh Central in the Scottish Parliament general election, 2011, and defeated the Labour incumbent Sarah Boyack by a narrow margin of 237 votes.[5] He is understood to be the youngest person to have won election to the Scottish Parliament in a constituency seat.[4]
He is openly gay.[6]
References
- ↑ " You know what, I don't want to be writing about this, I don't want to be observing this, I want to be changing this
- ↑ "http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/news/archive/2002/Title,42451,en.html"
- ↑ "http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Sir-Clement-Freud-named-as.2372518.jp"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chris Marshall and Carla Gray (7 May 2011). "Scottish Parliament election: Profiles of the candidates elected to serve in Edinburgh". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ↑ BBC News - Election Results - Edinburgh Central
- ↑ Devolution and equalities: Holyrood takes lead on gay representation
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