Kirsten Oswald
| Kirsten Oswald MP |
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| Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire |
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| Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Murphy |
| Majority | 3,718 (6.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kirsten Frances Oswald 21 December 1972 Dundee, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Davinder Bedi |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Website | Campaign website |
Kirsten Frances Oswald (born 21 December 1972)[1] is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She has been the Member of Parliament MP for East Renfrewshire since May 2015.[2]
Biography
Kirsten Oswald was born in Dundee and grew up in Carnoustie where she attended Carnoustie High School. She attended Glasgow University where she studied History. She moved to East Renfrewshire with her husband and two sons in 2008. Her mother is Helen Oswald, Provost of Angus.[3]
Oswald was head of Human Resources at South Lanarkshire College for 12 years.[4] She became active in the Scottish National Party during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, serving on the committee of her local Women for Independence group where she was responsible for local food bank collections.[5]
2015 Westminster election
On 30 January 2015, it was announced that Oswald would stand as the SNP candidate for the Westminster constituency of East Renfrewshire in the 2015 May election.[6] During her campaign, she was criticised for sending letters to Conservative voters asking for their support to beat Labour. Oswald stated that her letters served to contrast voter values with negative campaign tactics from the Conservatives that focused on keeping the SNP out of power.[7][8]
She won the vote with a majority of 3,718, taking the seat from Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy.[9][10]
References
- ↑ Birth certificate of Kirsten Frances Oswald, 21 December 1972, Dundee District 3928/24 2934 – National Records of Scotland
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External links
- Kirsten Oswald, snp.org
- Kirsten Oswald on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire 2015–present |
Incumbent |
- 1972 births
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
- Human resource management people
- Living people
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
- Politicians from Dundee
- Scottish National Party MPs
- UK MPs 2015–20
