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'The LibDem leadership is said to be 'open-minded' on a coalition with the SNP and possibly the Greens, which would give Stephen greater control inside the Scottish Executive.' Paul Hutcheon Scottish Political Editor in the Sunday Herald, 3 rd September 2006. |
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1. Dr Eleanor Scott MSP |  |
| Scottish Green Party | ||
| Eleanor Scott was born on the 23 rd July 1951 in Inverness and was educated at Bearsden Academy and Glasgow University where she graduated with an MB and a ChB. She worked as a GP in the north of Scotland and in various hospitals before becoming a Community Paediatrician in the Highland area. In 2003 she was elected as the third Highlands & Islands regional MSP. In the parliament she is Deputy Convener of the Environment & Rural Development Committee, Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Tartan Day, Co-Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Nuclear Disarmament, Deputy Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Rural Policy, and Deputy Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Sustainable Forestry & Forest Products. She has campaigned on a broad
range of issues across the region - from the need for rural abattoirs to the use of Wick Airport for extraordinary rendition "torture" flights. She is the partner of SNP MSP Rob Gibson and is the mother of two students. Party positions 2003 - Green Spokesperson on Health and Rural Development Recent electoral experience 2003 Scottish Parliament election, First on Greens' Highlands & Islands list, 13,935 votes (8.27 %) (elected) 2001 Westminster election, Ross, Skye & Inverness West, 699 votes (2.01 %) 1999 European election, Second on Greens' national list, 54,142 votes (5.78 %) 1999 Scottish Parliament election, First on Greens' Highlands & Islands list, 7,560 votes (3.75 %) 1994 European election, Highlands & Islands, 3,140 votes (2.45 %) | ||
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2. Donnie Macleod | |
| Scottish Green Party | ||
| Donnie MacLeod is from Raasay. He farms organically at Ardersier where he aims to combine a Green lifestyle with deeply held views about social and environmental justice.He is currently working on projects to help schools develop horticultural training and procure organic food. He is a spokesman for the Soil Association and activist for a number of food based campaigns, including the Slow
Food Movement. He is also a longstanding campaigner, especially against GM crop trials in the Black Isle, for which he was fined and briefly imprisoned, only to successfully overturn the verdict in the appeal court. Recent electoral experience 2005 Westminster election, Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey, 1,065 votes (2.41 %) 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Second on Greens' Highlands & Islands list, 13,935 votes (8.27 %) | ||
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3. Judith Jardine | |
| Scottish Green Party | ||
| Judith is a learning support teacher in primary schools. She is a mother of two and a grandmother of one. She is a life long local peace, anti nuclear and environmental activist in Easter Ross where she shas brought up her family and lived for many years. Recent electoral experience 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Eighth on Greens' Highlands & Islands list, 13,935 votes (8.27 %) | ||
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4. David Jardine | |
| Scottish Green Party | ||
Recent electoral experience | ||
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5. Ailsa Spindler | |
| Scottish Green Party | ||
Recent electoral experience | ||
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6. Murray Falconer | |
| Scottish Green Party | ||
Recent electoral experience | ||
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