Margaret Burgess

Margaret Burgess
Minister for Housing and Welfare
Assumed office
5 September 2012
First Minister Alex Salmond
Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by Keith Brown
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Cunninghame South
In office
6 May 2011 – 23 March 2016
Personal details
Born (1949-12-07) 7 December 1949
Political party Scottish National Party
Website margaretburgessmsp.org

Margaret Burgess (born 7 December 1949) is a Scottish National Party politician who is the Minister for Housing and Welfare and formerly the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Cunninghame South constituency 2011−16.

Early life

She was born on 7 December 1949 in Ayrshire, Scotland.[1] She worked as a Citizens Advice manager in East Ayrshire.[2]

Political career

She was elected in the 2011 election.[3]

On 5 September 2012 she was appointed as Minister for Housing and Welfare, a portfolio intended to reflect the important role of housing in aiding economic recovery and the challenges that face those in poverty.[4] During her time in office, the Scottish Government remained on course to exceed its affordable home-building target and improvements were made to the planning system.[5]

In June 2015, Burgess announced that she would retire from Holyrood at the 2016 election.[6] She pledged "full support for whoever is selected" as the new SNP candidate for her seat, and said "I look forward to joining the new candidate on the campaign trail.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "About: People: Cabinet & Ministers: Minister for Housing & Welfare". Scottish Government. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Margaret Burgess MSP this week stood down as an MSP as the campaign for the 2016 Scottish Parliament begins". Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Previous MSPs: Session 4: Margaret Burgess". The Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Gardham, Magnus. "Sturgeon quits health for referendum role". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Shannon, Kate (8 October 2015). "Interview: Housing Minister Margaret Burgess". Holyrood (Edinburgh). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 Dunn, Ross (1 June 2015). "Margaret Burgess to resign from Scottish Parliament ahead of next year's election". Irvine Herald. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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