1. Fiona Grace McLeod was born on 3 December 1957 and is a Scottish politician who served as acting Minister for Children and Young People from 2014 to 2015.
10 Facts About Fiona McLeod
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Fiona McLeod was born on 3 December 1957 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Fiona McLeod studied History at University of Glasgow, before gaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Librarianship at University of Strathclyde.
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Fiona McLeod worked as a librarian at Glasgow North College of Nursing and the Marie Curie Huntershill Hospice.
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Fiona McLeod was appointed to Ofcom's Scottish Advisory Committee from 2004 to 2006, and was a founding member of Westerton Junior Youth Club.
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Fiona McLeod had been placed fourth on the SNP's West of Scotland list, and was elected as a MSP through this route.
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Fiona McLeod served as Deputy Party Spokesperson on the Environment.
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Galbraith resigned his seat in 2001 but McLeod did not stand in the subsequent by-election as this would have meant resigning her seat.
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Fiona McLeod only placed 7th on the SNP list for West of Scotland and so lost her top-up place in parliament.
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Fiona McLeod served as acting Minister for Children and Young People, from 18 December 2014 until 31 August 2015, during Aileen Campbell MSP's maternity leave.