Claire Baker
Claire Baker MSP |
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Deputy Convener of the Scottish Parliament Education and Culture Committee |
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Assumed office 14 June 2011 |
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Preceded by | Kenneth Gibson |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife |
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Assumed office 3 May 2007 |
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Born | Claire Brennan 4 March 1971 |
Political party | Scottish Labour Party |
Spouse(s) | Richard Baker |
Claire Baker (born 4 March 1971) is a Scottish Labour Party politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife since 2007. She is Labour's Shadow Minister for Education in the Scottish Parliament.
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Background
Claire Baker was born and bred in Fife, having grown up in Kelty, and attended primary and secondary schools in Fife.[1] She is married to Richard Baker,[2] MSP for North East Scotland.
Career
Prior to being elected for the Mid Scotland and Fife region in May 2007, Baker worked in a variety of research and policy posts. This included working as a Research Officer for the Scottish Parliamentary Labour Group, Research Officer for the trade union Amicus and a similar role for the Royal College of Nursing.[citation needed] Immediately prior to being elected to the Scottish Parliament, she was Policy Manager for the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, the umbrella body for charities and community and voluntary organisations in Scotland.[citation needed].
In the 2011 election, Baker contested the seat of Mid Fife and Glenrothes but lost to the SNP's Tricia Marwick, who subsequently resigned from the SNP to become the Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer. However, she was successfully returned to the Scottish Parliament as 2nd on Labour's Mid Scotland and Fife regional list.
In the current session of Parliament, Baker has been appointed the Deputy Convener of the Education and Culture Committee
References
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- ↑ MSPs at their best for ceremony, BBC News, 9 May 2007
External links
- Claire Baker MSP profile at Scottish Parliament site
- Claire Baker MSP Personal website
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–11
- Female members of the Scottish Parliament
- Labour MSPs
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–
- People from Kelty
- Member of the Scottish Parliament stubs