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'Rosemary Burnett, director of Amnesty International in Scotland, is to stand as a list MSP for the Scottish Green Party at the next parliamentary elections.' Jenifer Johnston in the Sunday Herald, 3 rd September 2006. |
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'Rosemary Burnett, director of Amnesty International in Scotland, is to stand as a list MSP for the Scottish Green Party at the next parliamentary elections.' Jenifer Johnston in the Sunday Herald, 3 rd September 2006. |
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1. Patrick Harvie MSP |  |
| Scottish Green Party | ||
| Patrick Harvie was born on the 18 th March 1973 in the Vale of Leven, and educated at Dumbarton Academy and Manchester Metropolitan University. He worked as a youth worker for Gay Men's Services, PHACE Scotland then from 1997 as Lanarkshire Development Worker for Gay Men's Services, PHACE Scotland. He is single and a member of Unison. In 2003 he was elected as the seventh Glasgow regional MSP. He is known across Scotland for his campaigns on issues ranging from LGBT rights and ID cards to the campaign against the M74 extension. He sits on the Communities Committee and has worked hard on a range of Bills including those on housing, planning, and debt. He convenes the cross party group on human rights, and won the "one to watch" award at the 2004 Scottish Politician of the Year awards. Regular columnist in the Big Issue. Scottish Green Party positions 2003 - Spokesperson on justice, communities, Europe and constitutional affairs Recent electoral experience 2003 Scottish Parliament election, First on Greens' Glasgow list, 14,570 votes (7.50 %) (elected) | ||
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2. Rosemary Burnett | |
| Scottish Green Party | ||
| Rosemary Burnett is the director of Amnesty International in Scotland and an ex-Chair of Freinds of the Earth Scotland. She previously worked as press officer for Citizens Advice Scotland and as a volunteer adviser for a CAB. Recently she spent a year as a human rights monitor in Guatemala. She has two grown up children and three grandchildren. Recent electoral experience | ||
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3. Dr Martin Bartos (Also standing in Glasgow Kelvin constituency) |
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| Scottish Green Party | ||
| Martin Bartos is 35 and was brought up just outside Glasgow and educated at Baljaffray Primary, Douglas Academy and Edinburgh University. He has lived in the Kelvin constituency for the past seven years and is currently an NHS doctor working at Leverndale and Southern General hospitals as well as clinics in the community. As Green candidate for Glasgow North in the 2005 general election, Dr Bartos attained the highest Green vote share in Scotland and the fifth highest in the UK. In 2004 he gained the highest Green vote in Glasgow, coming second to Labour in the Glasgow Kelvin constituency. Building on this success, he is standing as the Scottish Green Party's only constituency candidate, in addition to being third on the Glasgow regional list. Recent electoral experience 2005 Westminster parliament election, Glasgow North, 2,135 votes (7.65 %) 2004 European election, third on Green national list, 79,695 votes (6.77 %) 2003 City of Glasgow Council by-election, Drumry, 12 votes (1.1 %) | ||
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4. Chloe Stewart | |
| Scottish Green Party | ||
| Chloe Stewart, 32, lives in Glasgow and works for the NHS in Glasgow as an information worker. She previously worked for Oxfam, is a member of Campaign Against the Arms Trade and Amnesty International, and has many years experience in campaigning on peace and human rights issues. She is a leading activist with JAM74, the group opposing the building of the controversial M74 Extension in Glasgow, and is a co-sponsor on the legal action taken against the Scottish Executive over the scheme. Born in Essex and mainly brought up in Bristol, Chloe moved to Glasgow in 2001 and has lived in Pollokshields since 2002, has a BA from University of Oxford and an MSc from University of Sheffield. Chloe is an elected office bearer and member of the Scottish Green Party Operations Committee. She contested the Glasgow Cathcart by-election in 2005, coming seventh with 3.6 %. Recent electoral experience 2005 Scottish Parliament by-election, Glasgow Cathcart, 548 votes (3.55 %) | ||
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5. Daryl Tayar | |
| Scottish Green Party | ||
| Daryl is married with two children and lives in the West End of Glasgow. He is a school administrator and manager and he is the Communications Officer for the Glasgow and West of Scotland Green Party. Daryl is an active Community Councillor and is currently setting up a residents association in his local area. He is on the steering committee for STOP (Stop Tesco Owning Partick) and is a founder member of Glasgow's Carbon Rationing Action Group, as he believes that although climate chaos is the biggest single threat that we face today, facing up to this challenge provides us with a positive opportunity to transform our society and improve our real quality of life. Recent electoral experience | ||
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6. Alastair Whitelaw | |
| Scottish Green Party | ||
| Alastair is an administrator at Glasgow University. Married with two children, he is an active trade unionist with particular interest in Health and Safety at work. He believes it essential to maintain and improve public services, opposing marketisation in fields like health and fully supporting renationalisation of the railways. Alastair has stood for the Greens many times before at both local and national level. He is also active in the local arts and ornithological communities. Recent electoral experience 2004 European election, Fifth on Green national list, 79,695 votes (6.77 %) 2000 Westminster Parliament by-election, 662 votes (3.28 %) 1999 European election, Eighth on Green national list, 57,142 votes (5.78 %) | ||
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7. Ian Ruffell | |
| Scottish Green Party | ||
| Ian is 35 years old and teaches at Glasgow University. He has lived in East Pollokshields for the past five years and was recently elected as a Community Councillor. As part of the Community Council, he is working on transport and environmental issues, as well as improving communications and visibility within the local community. Recent electoral experience | ||
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8. Dr Eileen Duke | |
| Scottish Green Party | ||
| A native of Dundee, I have lived in Glasgow for 28 years, and have worked as a GP in south Glasgow for 23 of them. I am married with two grown-up children. I was a Liberal Democrat activist for many years, but joined the Greens in 2005 as I had become disillusioned over the Lib Dem ambivalence on the environment.
The big issue for the planet today is global warming, and the government must start to take action instead of talking about it. We need a large number of Green MSP's to be able to influence the Executive to take sustainable development seriously, by developing a great public transport system, introducing congestion charges in cities, creating an excellent network of cycle lanes, putting serious funding into renewables, ensuring all buildings are energy-efficient and stopping the expansion of airports and motorways. Scotland should be an open inclusive country, I believe. Social justice is of prime importance. I have met many asylum-seekers in my work, a nd am ashamed of how badly they are treated in this country. I would like a strong but caring, self-sufficient Scotland which is welcoming to asylum-seekers, bans "rendition" flights, and gets rid of Trident. Recent electoral experience | ||
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9. Sue England | |
| Scottish Green Party | ||
| Sue lives in Partick and is a lecturer in law with expertise in European and Human Rights law. She joined the Green Party in 2005 after becoming dissolutioned with the Liberal Democrats record on the environment in office. Sue supports improvements to the city's parks including park wardens, more play areas, cycling and walking facilities, improved access for those with disabilities, safer and better lit footpaths, and more support for community events. Recent electoral experience | ||
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