Jenny Gilruth

Jenny Gilruth
MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Mid Fife and Glenrothes
Assumed office
6 May 2016
Preceded by Tricia Marwick
Majority 8,276
Personal details
Political party Scottish National Party
Alma mater University of Glasgow

Jenny Gilruth (born 1984 or 1985) is a Scottish politician and the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the constituency of Mid Fife and Glenrothes.[1]

Gilruth is from Ceres, Fife, and has a degree from the University of Glasgow. Before becoming an MSP, she was a teacher of Modern Studies, and was head of department at a high school she taught at.

In April 2016 she was nominated as the SNP’s candidate for Mid Fife and Glenrothes in the Scottish Parliament election on May 5, 2016.[2] She won the seat with 15,555 votes, an unprecedented 54.9% of the vote, with a majority of 8,236; more than double the votes cast for second-place candidate Kay Morrison of Scottish Labour. She took over from the retiring MSP, the Scottish National Party's Tricia Marwick, who has also been Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2011 to present.

References

  1. ↑ "Mid Fife and Glenrothes". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Stark, Jim (5 April 2016). "SNP choose candidate for Mid Fife seat". Central Fife Times. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

External links

Parliament of Scotland
Preceded by
Tricia Marwick		 Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Mid Fife and Glenrothes
2016–present 		Incumbent
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