Kirsten Oswald
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Kirsten Oswald MP |
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| Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Murphy |
| Majority | 3,718 (6.6%) |
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Kirsten Frances Oswald 21 December 1972 Dundee, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Davinder Bedi |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Website | Campaign website |
Kirsten Frances Oswald (born 21 December 1972) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She has been the Member of Parliament MP for East Renfrewshire since May 2015.
Kirsten Oswald was born in Dundee and grew up in Carnoustie where she attended Carnoustie High School. She attended Glasgow University where she studied History. She moved to East Renfrewshire with her husband and two sons in 2008. Her mother was Helen Oswald, Provost of Angus.
Oswald was head of Human Resources at South Lanarkshire College for 12 years. She became active in the Scottish National Party during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, serving on the committee of her local Women for Independence group where she was responsible for local food bank collections.
On 30 January 2015, it was announced that Oswald would stand as the SNP candidate for the Westminster constituency of East Renfrewshire in the 2015 May election. During her campaign, she was criticised for sending letters to Conservative voters asking for their support to beat Labour. Oswald stated that her letters served to contrast voter values with negative campaign tactics from the Conservatives that focused on keeping the SNP out of power.
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