Margaret Burgess
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| Minister for Housing and Welfare | |
| Assumed office 5 September 2012 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Keith Brown |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cunninghame South |
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| In office 6 May 2011 – 23 March 2016 |
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| Born | 7 December 1949 |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Website | margaretburgessmsp |
Margaret Burgess (born 7 December 1949) is a Scottish National Party politician who is the Minister for Housing and Welfare and formerly the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Cunninghame South constituency 2011−16.
Early life
She was born on 7 December 1949 in Ayrshire, Scotland.[1] She worked as a Citizens Advice manager in East Ayrshire.[2]
Political career
She was elected in the 2011 election.[3]
On 5 September 2012 she was appointed as Minister for Housing and Welfare, a portfolio intended to reflect the important role of housing in aiding economic recovery and the challenges that face those in poverty.[4] During her time in office, the Scottish Government remained on course to exceed its affordable home-building target and improvements were made to the planning system.[5]
In June 2015, Burgess announced that she would retire from Holyrood at the 2016 election.[6] She pledged "full support for whoever is selected" as the new SNP candidate for her seat, and said "I look forward to joining the new candidate on the campaign trail.[6]
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