15 Facts About Tricia Marwick

Patricia Marwick is a Scottish politician who served as Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2011 to 2016.

Tricia Marwick was a Member of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2016.

Tricia Marwick is the first woman to hold the position of office.

Tricia Marwick stood down from the Scottish Parliament in the 2016 election and the from 2016 to 2020, she served as chair of the NHS Fife board.

Tricia Marwick worked as Public Affairs Officer for Shelter Scotland, a charity for homeless people, from 1992 to 1999.

At the 1999 Scottish Parliamentary election, Tricia Marwick was elected as a member for the Mid Scotland and Fife region.

Tricia Marwick served on the SNP opposition frontbench team as Deputy Business Manager, Shadow Minister for Local Government, Business Manager and Chief Whip and Shadow Minister for Housing.

Tricia Marwick served as a member of the Scottish Parliament's Standards, Justice and Home Affairs, Equal Opportunities, Local Government and Communities committees and as convenor of the Waverly Railway Bill committee.

Tricia Marwick contested Central Fife again in 2007 and was elected as the constituencies MSP after defeating the Labour incumbent, Christine May, with a majority of 1,166 votes.

On 11 May 2011, when Parliament reconvened, Tricia Marwick was elected to serve as the 4th Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, having won support from the majority of members in the second round of voting.

Tricia Marwick became the first woman and second SNP member to serve in the position.

In October 2012, Tricia Marwick accepted a nomination to join the Privy Council, meaning that she is styled the Rt Hon.

On 29 May 2015, it was announced that Tricia Marwick would stand down as Presiding Officer at the 2016 election.

Tricia Marwick was announced as the new chair for the NHS Fife board in November 2016, replacing Allan Burns who resigned from the post in August 2016.

Tricia Marwick's niece is Natalie McGarry, the former MP for Glasgow East.