Irene McGugan | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament forNorth East Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| In office 6 May 1999 – 31 March 2003 | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 72–73) Angus, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
Irene McGugan (born 1952) is aScottishpolitician. She was aScottish National Party (SNP)Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) forNorth East Scotland region from 1999 to 2003.
In the1999 election she stood as a constituency candidate inAberdeen South, finishing fourth.[1] However her number four position on the SNP North East Scotland list was enough to take her toHolyrood.[2] She was the SNP's deputy party spokesperson on Education and Young People from June 2001,[3] replacingJohn Swinney who became party leader.
She contested the seat ofDundee West in the2003 election, where she narrowly lost to theLabour incumbentKate Maclean.[4]
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