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Cathy Jamieson

Cathy Jamieson
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Shadow Economic Secretary
In office
8 October 2011 – 7 May 2015
Leader Ed Miliband
Preceded by David Hanson
Succeeded by Richard Burgon
Member of Parliament
for Kilmarnock and Loudoun
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015
Preceded by Des Browne
Succeeded by Alan Brown
Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Acting
In office
28 June 2008 – 13 September 2008
Preceded by Wendy Alexander
Succeeded by Iain Gray
Deputy Leader of Scottish Labour
In office
21 October 2000 – 28 June 2008
Leader Henry McLeish
Jack McConnell
Wendy Alexander
Succeeded by Johann Lamont
Minister for Justice
In office
20 May 2003 – 16 May 2007
Preceded by Jim Wallace
Succeeded by Kenny MacAskill
Minister for Education and Young People
In office
22 November 2002 – 20 May 2003
Preceded by Jack McConnell
Succeeded by Peter Peacock
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
In office
6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011
Preceded by Constituency Created
Succeeded by Adam Ingram
Majority 3,986 (11.8%)
Personal details
Born Catherine Mary Jamieson
(1956-11-03) 3 November 1956 (age 60)
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Political party Scottish Labour Co-operative
Alma mater Glasgow School of Art
Goldsmiths, University of London
Website www.cathyjamieson.com

Catherine Mary Jamieson (born 3 November 1956) is a Scottish Labour party politician and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kilmarnock & Loudoun from 2010 to 2015 where her seat was gained by Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate Alan Brown.

Jamieson was the former Minister for Justice in the Scottish Executive, and Labour Co-operative Member of the Scottish Parliament for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley. She became a Labour Co-operative MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon MSP in the first elections to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, later holding the positions of Minister for Education and Young People in 2001 and then Minister for Justice after the 2003 election until 2007.

Jamieson was educated at James Hamilton Academy in Kilmarnock, before obtaining a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at the Glasgow School of Art and a Higher National Diploma in Art at Goldsmiths College in London. After training as an art therapist, Jamieson turned to social work, becoming principal officer of an advocacy organisation for young people in care. She was also a member of the Edinburgh inquiry into abuse in residential care and served on the management and advisory committees of several childcare agencies.


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