Cathie Craigie | |
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 Craigie in 2009 | |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament forCumbernauld and Kilsyth | |
| In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Jamie Hepburn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1954-04-14)14 April 1954 (age 71) Stirling,Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish Labour |
Cathie Craigie (born 14 April 1954) is a formerScottish Labour politician who served asMember of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for theCumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency from1999 to2011.
Craigie was born inStirling on 14 April 1954.[1] She was a district councillor ofCumbernauld and Kilsyth from 1984 to 1994 and district leader from 1994 to 1996. She served as aNorth Lanarkshire councillor between 1996 and 1999.[2]
Craigie was first elected to theScottish Parliament at the1999 election.[3] She was re-elected to represent the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency in2003 with a majority of 520 votes[4] and in2007 with an increased majority of 2,079.[5] However, at the2011 election, she lost her seat toJamie Hepburn of theScottish National Party (SNP) by 3,459 votes.[6]
Craigie was a member of the Justice Committee and the Petitions Committee in the Scottish Parliament.[3] She was the first woman to successfully steer a Member's Bill, The Mortgage Rights (Scotland) Act, which provides greater protection for those facing repossession, through the parliament. Craigie was also the convenor of the Cross-Party group on Deafness, and was in the process of steering a British Sign Language Bill through the Scottish Parliament before losing her seat.[7]
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| New constituency | Member of the Scottish Parliament forCumbernauld and Kilsyth 1999–2011 | Succeeded by |
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