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leaders

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/who-will-take-over-the-hot-seats-the-front-runners-1.1101506 http://news.scotsman.com/politics/Jackie-Baillie-may-stand-for.6767433.jp

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/245197

biography

Cross-Party Groups in the Scottish Parliament

Learning Disablity (Convener), Tackling Debt (Co-Convener), Recreational Boating and Marine Tourism (Deputy Convener), Children and Young People, Disability, Housing, Town and City Centre Development, Palestine, China.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/shapers-of-the-new-scotland-1.372676

timeline

Strathkelvin DC 1990-96, community devpt mangr East Dunbartonshire Cncl 1996-99, chair Scottish Labour Pty 1997-98; MSP (Lab) Dumbarton 1999-; min for social justice until 2001; memb Scottish Lab Pty Exec Ctee 1990-99; memb Bd of Volunteer Devpt Scotland

• St. Anne's Windermere School), South Lakeland district, Windermere, Cumbria, England
• Glasgow University, MSc in Local Economic Development
• 1986-1987: Administrative assistant, Ruchill Unemployed Workers' Centre
• 1987-1990: Co-ordinator, Gorbals Unemployed Workers' Centre
• 1990-1996: Resource centre manager, Strathkelvin District Council
• 1996-1999: Community economic development manager, East Dunbartonshire Council
• 1999-present: MSP for Dumbarton Constituency

Party posts

http://www.alba.org.uk/scot07constit/w03.html

1990 - to present Member of the Executive Committee, Scottish Labour Party. 1997-1998 Chair of the Scottish Labour Party

• May 1999- October 2000: Deputy Minister for Communities (under First Minster Dewar)
• October 2000-November 2001: Minister for Social Justice (under First Minister McLeish)
• November 2001- May 2007: Backbencher (under First Minister McConnell)

Opposition[1]

Member, Executive Committee Scottish Labour Party 1990-99; Chair: Strathkelvin and Bearsden Constituency Labour Party 1994-99, Scottish Labour Party 1997-98. http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/32625.stm

• May 2007 - September 2007: Convenor, European and External Relations Committee
• September 2007[2] - 30 March 2008: Shadow Minister for Parliamentary Business [and Constitutional Affairs]

• March 2008 - June 2008: Scottish Labour Parliamentary Chief of Staff to Leader of the Opposition, Wendy Alexander (and Cathy jamieson)
• 2008: Member, Scottish Parliamentary Bureau
• March 2008 - September 2009: Backbencher
• October 2009[3]-March 2011: Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing
  • Deputy Convener for the Finance Committee and a Substitute Member of the Equal Opportunities Committee.
• May 2011-present: Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy

http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/holyroodelection2011/3565835/2am-the-moment-Labour-ran-out-of-time.html http://www.newsnetscotland.com/scottish-news/1969-labour-cabinet.html http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/238456

a1

http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/32625.stm

http://cdnedge.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/scotland/2001/mcleish_resignation/1645749.stm

http://sport.scotsman.com/scottishlabourparty/First-Minister-candidates.2273898.jp

a2

http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/news/election/hasty-labour-relaunch-can-only-be-put-down-to-panic-1.1097953

http://news.scotsman.com/scottishindependence/SNP-draws-up-petition-for.3298195.jp

www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN05964.pdf

a3

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13461467

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13468304

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13472582

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13486078

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13380612

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Labour-and-Lib-Dems-reveal.6771902.jp

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/251863-/ Labour announces complete Holyrood line-up

ghe

http://news.scotsman.com/news/New-look-at-the-top.2280503.jp

http://news.scotsman.com/fallofafirstminister/How-McLeish-made-up-his.2297227.jp

www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6968401.ece

www.scotlandvotes.com/holyrood/2011-profiles/dumbarton

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/995726.stm

b1

http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/New-shadow-cabinet-post-for.6772069.jp

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-13454976

http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2011/05/lib-dems-party-grim-media

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/holyrood-shuffles-revealed-1.1102744

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/alex-salmond-s-team-in-full-1.1102745

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/minister-to-target-sectarian-crime-1.1102760

b2

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/salmond-s-rush-to-reassure-1.1102906

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/how-the-snp-have-set-their-sights-on-taking-glasgow-city-council-1.1102789

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/labour-we-could-lose-glasgow-to-snp-1.1102799

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/labour-leader-bans-purcell-from-taking-job-with-msp-1.1102830

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/snp-gets-orange-support-in-protest-at-labour-1.1102884

b3

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/2457472/Glasgow-East-by-election-SNPs-previous-successes.html

http://www.journal-online.co.uk/article/7640-a-green-vision-for-scotland

http://www.leftfootforward.org/2011/05/welsh-lib-dems-facing-local-difficulty/

http://skeptical-voter.org/wiki/index.php?title=Alison_Johnstone

b4

new.news.stv.tv/election-2011/battlegrounds/glasgow/provan/regional-candidates

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1364166/Three-Labour-MPs-face-inquiries-into-office-expenses.html

http://forargyll.com/2011/05/election-analysis-argyll-and-bute-and-dumbarton/

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/salmond-insists-holyrood-powers-must-come-soon-1.1103357

http://www.thecitizen.org.uk/articles/vol3/article25b.htm

sho

Politics of Cornwall

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/8372979/MSPs-to-vote-on-Holyrood-powers-referendum.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6665051.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8194000/8194403.stm

http://www.glasgowsnp.org/News/SNP_News/SNP_kick_off_campaign_to_re-elect_SNP_government/

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/welsh-politics/political-columnists/2011/03/12/matt-withers-second-glance-91466-28322205/ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/03/12/plaid-accuse-labour-of-disgraceful-failure-over-barnett-formula-91466-28322150/

Scottish Labour ActionJohn McAllionWendy AlexanderSusan DeaconBill Speirs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People_associated_with_the_campaign_for_Scottish_devolution

history of welsh devolution

Ivor Richard, Baron Richard

Commission on the Powers and Electoral Arrangements of the National Assembly for Wales, known as the Richard Commission

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Devolved_government&oldid=50942733 [4]

devolved legislature devolved parliament devolved assembly

devolved executivedevolved governmentdevolved administration