Fiona Hyslop
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| Fiona Hyslop MSP |
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| Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs | |
| Assumed office 19 May 2011 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Minister for Culture and External Affairs | |
| In office 1 December 2009 – 19 May 2011 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Michael Russell |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning | |
| In office 17 May 2007 – 1 December 2009 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Hugh Henry (as Minister for Education) |
| Succeeded by | Michael Russell |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow |
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| Assumed office 5 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Mary Mulligan |
| Majority | 4,091 |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothians |
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| In office 6 May 1999 – 5 May 2011 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1964 Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Kenneth Anderson |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow Heriot-Watt University |
| Occupation | Sales and marketing executive |
Fiona Hyslop (born 1 August 1964) is a Scottish politician who has been the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs and the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow since 2011.
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Family life and background
Fiona Hyslop was born in Irvine, Ayrshire, in 1964. She was brought up in her early years in England, before returning to Ayrshire where she was educated at Alloway Primary School[1] and Ayr Academy. She graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MA (Hons) in Economic History and Sociology. She completed a Post-graduate Diploma in Industrial Administration at the Scottish College of Textiles. From 1986 until her election in 1999 she worked as a Brand Development Manager for the Standard Life Assurance Company.
Early political career
Hyslop joined the SNP 1986, and was active in the SNP's youth wing, Young Scots for Independence. She stood as an SNP candidate in the 1988 Edinburgh District Council elections, and in the 1990 and 1994 Lothian Regional Council elections. She also stood as candidate for Edinburgh Leith and Edinburgh Central in the 1992 and 1997 UK General Elections respectively. Hyslop was an SNP Vice Convener for Policy, and served on the SNP Executive Committee.
Scottish Parliament
Hyslop stood for election to the Scottish Parliament in the 1999 Parliamentary Election as third on the SNP's list for the Lothians Region, and was elected as an SNP additional member. In the 2003, and 2007 elections, she stood for both the Linlithgow constituency and the Lothians region. Despite failing to win this constituency on both occasions, she was subsequently re-elected as an SNP additional member.
The SNP formed a minority government following the 2007 election, with Alex Salmond as First Minister. Salmond appointed Hyslop as the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, a portfolio she had previously shadowed. In December 2009, and facing a motion of no confidence, she was demoted from the cabinet to the junior Minister post of Minister for Culture and External Affairs.[2]
She was promoted back into Cabinet following the SNP's historic landslide win in 2011 as Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs. She has remained in post since.
In the May 2011 Scottish Parliament election, she stood in the Linlithgow constituency, defeating three-term incumbent Mary Mulligan of the Labour party by 4,091 votes.
Personal life
Hyslop lives in Linlithgow with her husband and their three children.[3]
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| Scottish Parliament | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothians 1999–2011 |
Succeeded by Sarah Boyack |
| Preceded by | Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow 2011–present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by
Hugh Henry (as Minister for Education and Young People)
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Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning 2007–2009 |
Succeeded by Michael Russell |
| Preceded by
Michael Russell (as Minister for Culture, External Affairs and the Constitution)
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Minister for Culture and External Affairs 2009–2011 |
Succeeded by Herself (as Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs) |
| Preceded by
Herself (as Minister for Culture and External Affairs)
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Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs 2014–present |
Incumbent |
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- Alumni of Heriot-Watt University
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–07
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–11
- Scottish National Party MSPs
- People from Irvine, North Ayrshire
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–
- People educated at Ayr Academy
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