1. Karen Adam was born on 7 June 1975 and is a Scottish politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Banffshire and Buchan Coast since 2021.
12 Facts About Karen Adam
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Karen Adam was raised in a same-sex household, with her mother and her partner.
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Karen Adam joined the Scottish National Party in 2014, with her parents who have been members of the party since the 1960s.
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Karen Adam was elected as councillor for the Mid-Formartine ward in the Aberdeenshire Council in the 2017 Scottish local elections.
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In November 2020, Karen Adam became subject to a death threat on social media.
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Karen Adam is a member of the Scottish Parliament's Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee and the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee.
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Karen Adam was sent death threats and Police Scotland later launched an investigation.
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Karen Adam condemned what she called a "malcious, creepy attempt" to silence her in December 2022 during a GRA reform debate.
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In February 2025, Karen Adam was reported to be on an all-female "hit list" of SNP MSPs that were to be asked to stand down from the Scottish Parliament to make room for ex-MPs who had lost their seats in the 2024 general election.
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Karen Adam is grandmother to her oldest and only daughter's children.
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Karen Adam is a carer to her deaf father and has six children, some with special needs.
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Karen Adam had her first child as a teenager and married the child's father, but later divorced him due to spousal abuse.