Kezia Dugdale
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Kezia Dugdale MSP |
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| Leader of the Scottish Labour Party | |
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Assumed office 15 August 2015 |
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| Deputy | Alex Rowley |
| Preceded by | Jim Murphy |
| Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party | |
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In office 13 December 2014 – 13 June 2015 |
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| Leader | Jim Murphy |
| Preceded by | Anas Sarwar |
| Succeeded by | Alex Rowley |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Lothian Region (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) |
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Assumed office 5 May 2011 |
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28 August 1981 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Residence | Lochend, Edinburgh |
| Alma mater |
Aberdeen University Edinburgh University |
| Website | www.keziadugdale.com |
Kezia Alexandra Ross Dugdale (born 28 August 1981) is a Scottish politician who has been the Leader of the Scottish Labour Party since 15 August 2015 and served as the Leader of the second largest party in the Scottish Parliament from the start of her tenure as Scottish Labour leader in August 2015, until the 2016 Scottish Parliamentary elections in May 2016, where Labour fell to third place behind Ruth Davidson's Scottish Conservatives. This was Labour's worst performance in a Scottish election since 1918.
Dugdale was previously the Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2014 to 2015 and has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Lothian region since 2011.
Dugdale was born in Aberdeen in 1981. She completed her secondary schooling at Harris Academy in Dundee, where she was Head Girl. She studied Law at the University of Aberdeen from 1999 to 2003, and completed a Masters in Policy Studies from 2004 to 2006 at the University of Edinburgh. As well as living in Aberdeen and Dundee, she has resided in Elgin, Moray, before settling in Edinburgh in 2003. While studying in Edinburgh, Dugdale worked as Campaigns and Welfare Adviser for Edinburgh University Students' Association and as Public Affairs Officer at the National Union of Students Scotland.
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