Annie Wells | |
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 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party | |
| In office 14 February 2020 – 12 August 2020 Serving with Liam Kerr | |
| Leader | Jackson Carlaw |
| Preceded by | Jackson Carlaw |
| Succeeded by | Meghan Gallacher[a] |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament forGlasgow (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2016 | |
| Scottish Conservative portfolios | |
| Feb–Aug 2020 | Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform |
| 2020–2021 | Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government |
| May–Sep 2021 | Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carol Ann Wells (1972-02-24)24 February 1972 (age 53) Springburn,Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish Conservatives |
| Occupation | Food retail manager |
| Website | www |
Carol Ann "Annie" Wells (born 24 February 1972) is a Scottish politician who served asDeputy Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party toJackson Carlaw in 2020. She has served as aMember of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for theGlasgow region since2016.
The Deputy Leadership position was abolished on 12 August 2020, shortly afterDouglas Ross was appointed Scottish Conservative Leader.
Hailing fromSpringburn, Wells worked as a retail manager forMarks & Spencer in various locations throughoutGlasgow for the 12 years leading up to her election.[1][2]
Wells became involved in politics during the2014 Scottish Independence referendum by joining theBetter Together campaign and stood as theScottish Conservative candidate inGlasgow North East in the2015 general election, finishing third with 4.7% of the vote.[3] She also unsuccessfully contested theGlasgow Provan constituency at the2016 Scottish Parliament election, finishing third with 8.6% of the vote, but was elected via theGlasgow regional list.[4][5]
Shortly after her election, Wells was made Scottish Conservative Spokesperson for Welfare Reform and Equalities.[6] She sits on the Equal Opportunities Committee of the Scottish Parliament.[7]
In late 2018, Wells was banned from Holyrood for leaking an embargoed committee report to the press. After a complaint was made that the MSP had "sought political advantage" by speaking out about prisoner voting before a report had been published, the parliament's standards committee unanimously ruled that Wells had breached the code of conduct for MSPs.[8]
Wells served asDeputy Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, alongsideLiam Kerr, underJackson Carlaw. However, they both were dismissed and the post was abolished whenDouglas Ross became leader in August 2020.[9]
On 12 January 2022, Wells called forBoris Johnson to resign as Conservative party leader and Prime Minister over theWestminster lockdown parties controversy along with a majority of Scottish Conservative MSPs.[10]
In July 2022, sheendorsedPenny Mordaunt in theConservative Party leadership election.[11]
Wells is a single mother and isgay.[1][12] She is aManchester City F.C and aRangers F.C fan.[13]
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