Angela Crawley
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Angela Crawley MP |
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Member of Parliament for Lanark and Hamilton East |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jimmy Hood |
| Majority | 10,100 (18.3%) |
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3 June 1987 Hamilton, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
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University of Stirling University of Glasgow |
| Website | Official website |
Angela Crawley (born 3 June 1987) is a Scottish National Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lanark and Hamilton East since the 2015 general election. Crawley is the SNP spokesperson for Women and Equalities and a member of the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee.
Born in Hamilton, Crawley attended John Ogilvie High School. She studied politics at University of Stirling, graduating with a BA degree. She then spent several years living and working in Brighton, England for the Educational Travel Group. After being elected to Parliament, she received an LLB degree in Law from the University of Glasgow.
She first stood for election to South Lanarkshire Council for the Hamilton South ward and was elected in the 2012 local elections with 1,255 first preferences and taking the second seat in the ward, exceeding the quota.
Since 2014, she is the National Convenor of the SNP’s youth-wing, Young Scots for Independence, also sitting on the party’s National Executive Committee. She is the SNP Spokesperson for Young People and Community Resources.
In 2017, Angela was named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for her work in Parliament.
In February 2016, she was included in The Independent's group photograph of 28 LGBT MPs and peers.
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