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Jayne Baxter

Jayne Baxter

Scottish politician (born 1955)

Not to be confused with Jane Baxter.

Jayne Baxter (born 5 November 1955)[1] is a Scottish Labour Party politician. She was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region from 2012 to 2016. She succeeded John Park when he resigned his list seat to take up a position with the Community trades union.

Quick Facts Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife (1 of 7 Regional MSPs), Preceded by ...

A lifelong resident of Fife, she graduated from Edinburgh Napier University in 1995.[2] She currently serves as constituency agent for Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Alex Rowley.[3]

Baxter was Labour's second candidate on the Scotland constituency list in the 2019 European Parliament election.

References

  1. [1]
    "Benedetti is youngest new entry in Who's Who book". scotsman.com.
  2. [2]
    "Fife councillor Jayne Baxter sworn in as Holyrood's newest MSP". STV News. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Richard Leonard accused of 'stitch up' over MEP candidate selection". scotsman.com. Retrieved 31 October 2019.


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