1. Jennifer Margaret Marra was born on 6 November 1977 and is a Scottish politician who served as convener of the Public Audit Committee.
14 Facts About Jenny Marra
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Jenny Marra was born on 6 November 1977 in Dundee to Eileen Margaret and Nicholas James Jenny Marra.
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Jenny Marra attended St John's High School in Dundee before going on to study history at the University of St Andrews, graduating in 1999 with an MA in modern history.
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Jenny Marra then studied at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia as a Robert T Jones Scholar, after which she returned to her home town and spent five years promoting Dundee as a location for students, research and investment as Head of Press at the University of Dundee.
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Jenny Marra is member of the GMB, Community and Amnesty International.
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Jenny Marra was Labour's Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport from 2014 until 2016.
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At the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Jenny Marra stood for Dundee City West constituency and finished behind Joe Fitzpatrick, then she was returned to parliament as a list MSP.
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Jenny Marra is currently the Convener of the Scottish Committee for Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny.
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Jenny Marra argued that the Labour Party should attempt to block Brexit in the House of Commons.
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In September 2020, Jenny Marra became the first Labour MSP to call for Richard Leonard to quit as Scottish Labour leader.
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On 28 November 2020, Jenny Marra announced that she would not stand in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, stating "I have decided that my role as an MSP takes me away from my young children during the week in Edinburgh but at evening meetings and weekend commitments".
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Jenny Marra nominated Anas Sarwar in the 2021 Scottish Labour leadership election.
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Jenny Marra's brother is Michael Marra, who replaced his sister as Labour MSP for North East Scotland in 2021.
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In May 2016, Jenny Marra married John Thomson of the newspaper group DC Thomson; they have two children.