Mandy Telford was born on 5 June 1976 and is the former President of National Union of Students from 2002 to 2004, having served the previous two years as President of NUS Scotland.
10 Facts About Mandy Telford
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Mandy Telford was the fifth woman to hold the NUS presidency and was twice elected as the Labour Students candidate.
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Mandy Telford studied at the University of Strathclyde from 1996 until 2000 and for her final year was vice-President of the Students' Association at the Jordanhill campus.
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Mandy Telford served as NUS Scotland's women's officer before being elected to serve two consecutive one-year terms as President of NUS Scotland from 2000 to 2002.
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Mandy Telford worked for the British trade union Amicus as coordinator of the anti-bullying Dignity at Work campaign and was special adviser to Tessa Jowell, Minister for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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In 2013, Mandy Telford was elected as a councillor in Cumbria County Council for Walney South, Barrow-in-Furness.
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Mandy Telford contested Edinburgh West in the 2017 UK general election, receiving 7,876 votes and finishing fourth to the Scottish Liberal Democrats, SNP and Scottish Conservatives respectively.
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Mandy Telford has been a member of the Progress strategy board.
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Mandy Telford was married to John Woodcock, former MP for Barrow and Furness.
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The couple separated in late 2014, and Mandy Telford returned to live in Scotland with the children.