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Irene McGugan

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Irene McGugan
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for North East Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
6 May 1999 – 31 March 2003
Personal details
Born1952 (age 71–72)
Angus, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party

Irene McGugan (born 1952) is a Scottish politician. She was a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North East Scotland region from 1999 to 2003.

In the 1999 election she stood as a constituency candidate in Aberdeen South, finishing fourth.[1] However her number four position on the SNP North East Scotland list was enough to take her to Holyrood.[2] She was the SNP's deputy party spokesperson on Education and Young People from June 2001,[3] replacing John Swinney who became party leader.

She contested the seat of Dundee West in the 2003 election, where she narrowly lost to the Labour incumbent Kate Maclean.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Vote 99: Scotland: constituency: Aberdeen South". BBC News. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Vote 99: Scotland: region: North East Scotland". BBC News. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Previous MSPs: Session 1: Irene McGugan". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Vote 2003: Scottish Parliament election: constituency: Dundee West". BBC News. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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