Emma Harper
| Emma Harper MSP | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland | |
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Assumed office 6 May 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stranraer |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
Emma Harper is a Scottish politician who is a Scottish National Party (SNP) member of Scottish Parliament for the South Scotland region, elected in the Scottish Parliament election, 2016.[1]
Early life
Harper was born and raised on a farm near Stranraer where her father was the Dairyman. She attended Stranraer Academy. In 1978 the family moved to a farm near Annan and she attended Annan Academy prior to her nurse training in Dumfries at the Royal College of Nursing and Midwifery.[2] Harper has worked in hospitals in NHS Scotland, NHS England and in the United States at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Her work included transplant and trauma surgery before going on to lead nursing surgical teams and provide specialist Clinical Education.[2]
Harper is a degreed Registered Nurse, member of the Royal College of Nursing and the Association for Perioperative Practice. Additionally, as a keen Burnsian Emma is Past President of Dumfries Ladies Burns Club Number 1.
Political career
Harper joined the SNP in 2010.[2]
In 2015 she stood for the UK Parliament as SNP candidate for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale where she finished second and achieved a huge swing of +27.5% of the vote for the SNP, narrowly losing the seat by only 798 votes.
References
- ↑ "Election 2016: South Scotland. Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 Smith, Peter (14 April 2015). "STV election profile: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale". STV News. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
External links
- profile on Scottish Parliament website