Fiona O'Donnell

Fiona O'Donnell MP
Fiona O'Donnell MP
Member of Parliament
for East Lothian
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded by Anne Moffat
Majority 12,258 (24.9%)
Personal details
Born 27 January 1960
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality British
Political party Labour

Fiona O'Donnell, née Kenny (born 27 January 1960)[1] is a Scottish Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Lothian since 2010.

Early Life

Born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada[2] but raised in Fort William, Scotland, since the age of 5, she was educated at Lochaber High School and the University of Glasgow.

Political Career

O'Donnell succeeded Anne Moffat, who was deselected by her Constituency Labour Party.[3][4] and held the East Lothian seat with a majority of 12,258[5]

She was the Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between 2011 and 2012[5]

O'Donnell sat on various select committees including the International Development Select Committee, the Standards and Privileges Committee, the Committees on Arms Export Controls and the Scottish Affairs Committee[5]

In the last week of the 2010-2015 Parliament O'Donnell introduced a proposed Bill on improving tax transparency under the Ten Minute Rule[6]

References

  1. ↑ BBC Democracy Live
  2. ↑ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251196/
  3. ↑ BBC, 6 April 2010, Labour selects East Lothian election candidate
  4. ↑ Fiona O'Donnell MP official website with biography
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Fiona O'Donnell". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tax Transparency and International Development Bill 2014-15". Parliament UK. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

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