| Fiona Hyslop MSP | |
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| Assumed office 17th May, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Hugh Henry (as Minister for Education) |
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| Assumed office 6th May 1999 |
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| Born | August 1, 1964 |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
Fiona Hyslop (born August 1, 1964, in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish National Party politician, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Lothians region since 1999. The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning is a position in the Scottish Government cabinet responsible for the Education department. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hugh Henry (born 12 February 1952, Glasgow) is a Scottish Labour politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament for The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning is a position in the Scottish Government cabinet responsible for the Education department. The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral Constituencies and council areas The City of Edinburgh and the West Lothian council areas are entirely within the region Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Irvine ( Gaelic: Irbhinn) is a coastal New town in North Ayrshire, Scotland. North Ayrshire ( Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Tuath, ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ ə t̪uə is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning is a position in the Scottish Government cabinet responsible for the Education department. Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral Constituencies and council areas The City of Edinburgh and the West Lothian council areas are entirely within the region
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Family life and background
Fiona Hyslop was born in Irvine, Ayrshire in 1964. Irvine ( Gaelic: Irbhinn) is a coastal New town in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ is a Registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. She was brought up in her early years in England, before returning to Ayrshire where she was educated at Alloway Primary School and Ayr Academy. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Alloway ( Gaelic Allmhaigh aɫ̪avaj is a now extended Village and leafy Suburb of Ayr on the River Doon, in Ayr Academy is a Non-denominational secondary school situated in the centre of the town of Ayr in South Ayrshire. She graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MA (Hons) in Economic History and Sociology. The University of Glasgow (Oilthigh Ghlaschu was founded in 1451 in Glasgow, Scotland and along with its contemporary institutions the University of St Andrews She completed a post-graduate Diploma in industrial administration at the Scottish College of Textiles. Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the eighth-oldest higher education institution in the United Kingdom, although it only received From 1986 until her election in 1999 she worked as a Brand Development Manager for the Standard Life Assurance Company. Standard Life (Canada Standard Life plc ( is a financial services institution based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Early political career
Hyslop joined the SNP 1986, and was active in the SNP's youth wing, Young Scots for Independence. Young Scots for Independence (YSI is the Youth wing of the Scottish National Party (SNP She stood as an SNP candidate in the 1988 Edinburgh District Council elections, and in the 1990 and 1994 Lothian Regional Council elections. The politics of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, are evident in the deliberations and decisions of the city council of Edinburgh, in elections to the council She also stood as candidate for Edinburgh Leith and Edinburgh Central in the 1992 and 1997 UK General Elections respectively. Edinburgh Leith was a Burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1997 Edinburgh Central was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ( Westminster) from 1885 to 2005 Hyslop was an SNP Vice Convener for Policy, and currently serves on the SNP Executive Committee.
Scottish Parliament
Hyslop stood for election to the Scottish Parliament in the 1999 Parliamentary Election as third on the SNP's list for the Lothians Region, and was elected as an SNP additional member. The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Scottish Parliament election 1999 was the first General election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. Constituencies and council areas The City of Edinburgh and the West Lothian council areas are entirely within the region In the 2003, and 2007 elections, she stood for both the Linlithgow constituency and the Lothians region. The Scottish Parliament election 2003, was the second General election of the Scottish Parliament. The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament Linlithgow is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Despite failing to win this constituency on both occasions, she was subsequently re-elected as an SNP additional member.
The SNP formed a minority government following the 2007 election, with Alex Salmond as First Minister. Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond, (ˈsamənd is the First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority Scottish Government. The First Minister of Scotland (Prìomh Mhinistear na h-Alba First Meinister o Scotland is the head of the devolved Scottish Salmond later appointed Hyslop as the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, a portfolio she had previously shadowed.
External links
- Fiona Hyslop MSP Scottish Parliament webpage
- Fiona Hyslop MSP Biography from SNP website
- fionahyslop.com
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