Karen Gillon

Karen Gillon, née Turnbull (born 18 August 1967, Edinburgh) is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Clydesdale constituency since 1999. She had previously served as personal assistant to Helen Liddell MP since 1997.

[edit] Work as an MSP

Gillon is currently spokesperson on rural development for Labour in the Scottish Parliament. She has campaigned vigorously for changes to the law in relation to corporate culpable homicide, following the death of four constituents in Larkhall, and won the Herald Campaigner of the Year in recognition of her work on this issue.^{[citation needed]}

She is co-chairperson of the Cross Party Group on Malawi and works with civic society across Scotland and in the Clydesdale constituency to develop better links between the two countries. She is currently campaigning to secure better rail links between her constituency and Edinburgh.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Karen Gillon MSP official website
• Karen Gillon MSP official biography at the Scottish Parliament website
• Karen Gillon MSP profile at the site of Scottish Labour

v · d · e     Members of the Scottish Parliament in the South of Scotland region Elected in the 2007 election Labour (5 seats), SNP (5 seats), Conservative (4 seats), Lib Dems (2 seats) Constituency MSPs John Scott (Con, Ayr) • Cathy Jamieson (Lab, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) • Karen Gillon (Lab, Clydesdale) • Irene Oldfather (Lab, Cunninghame South) • Elaine Murray (Lab, Dumfries) • Iain Gray (Lab, East Lothian) • Alex Fergusson (Presiding Officer, Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) • John Lamont (Con, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) • Jeremy Purvis (Lib Dem, Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) Additional Members Derek Brownlee (Con) • Aileen Campbell (SNP) • Christine Grahame (SNP) • Jim Hume (Lib Dem) • Adam Ingram (SNP) • Alasdair Morgan (SNP) • Mike Russell (SNP)

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