Christine Grahame
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Christine Grahame MSP |
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| Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | |
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Assumed office 12 May 2016 Serving with Linda Fabiani |
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| Preceded by | John Scott |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale |
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Assumed office 6 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Jeremy Purvis |
| Majority | 5868 |
| Convener of the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee |
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In office 14 June 2011 – 23 March 2016 |
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| Deputy | Jenny Marra |
| Preceded by | John Lamont |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Mitchell |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for South of Scotland |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 5 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | new parliament |
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Christine Grahame 9 September 1944 Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Website | www |
Christine Grahame (M.A, LLB, Dip. ED, Dip. LLP, NP; born 9 September 1944) is a Scottish politician. She has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament since its inception in 1999 and has since 2011 represented the Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency, having previously been a member for the South of Scotland region from 1999 until 2011.
Grahame was born on 9 September 1944 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England and brought up in Edinburgh, attending Boroughmuir High School. She attained an MA from the University of Edinburgh in 1965 and subsequently gained her Diploma in Education from Moray House College of Education in 1966. After graduating, Grahame worked as a secondary teacher of English in a number of schools in Fife and Dumfries and Galloway. After a period as a housewife, she returned to Edinburgh University as a mature student where she earned a law degree in 1984 and a Diploma in Legal Practice in 1985, subsequently practicing as a solicitor at a number of law firms until her election as an MSP in 1999.
Grahame joined the Scottish National Party in 1970. Using her married name, Christine Creech, she was the SNP candidate at the 1992 General Election for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale. In 1994 she stood for election to the European Parliament, again unsuccessfully. At the 1999 Scottish Parliament election she fought Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale again.
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