Shiona_Baird

Shiona Baird

Shiona Baird

British politician (born 1946)

Shiona Baird (born 14 September 1946) is a Scottish Green politician who was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region from 2003 to 2007, and co-convener of the Scottish Greens from 2004 to 2007.

Quick Facts Member of the Scottish Parliamentfor North East Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs), Personal details ...

She is currently the chairperson of Auchterhouse Community Council.[1]

Early life

Baird was born on 14 September 1946, in Hereford, England. She is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh. She worked on her family farm near Dundee before standing for election.[2]

Scottish Parliament

In 2003 she was elected as an MSP for the North East Scotland region. She was a member of the Scottish Parliament Enterprise Committee[3] and the Scottish Greens' Spokeswoman on enterprise, waste and energy issues.[4] In November 2005 she criticised Scottish Labour and Scottish Liberal Democrats for "not taking seriously the crucial issues of energy and climate change."[5]

Baird stood again in the 2007 election but was not elected. Alison Johnstone later took over as co-convener.[6]

In the 2010 UK general election, Baird stood for Dundee East but was unsuccessful.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Forrester, Cara (25 May 2021). "Changes to GP services cause concern for Auchterhouse residents". The Courier. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. [2]
    "In with the new". The Times. 4 May 2003. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Previous MSPs: Session 2 (7 May 2003 – 2 April 2007): Shiona Baird". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Scotland to hit green energy target three years early". The Scotsman. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Greens are Scotland's only genuine alternative to politics as usual". Green Party. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  6. [6]
    "New co-leader for Scottish Greens". BBC News. BBC. 24 September 2007.
  7. [7]
    "Election 2010: Dundee East". BBC News. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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