Mairi Evans
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Mairi Evans MSP |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Angus North and Mearns |
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Assumed office 6 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Nigel Don |
| Majority | 2,472 |
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| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
Mairi Evans MSP is a Scottish politician. She is the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the constituency of Angus North and Mearns in the Scottish Parliament election, 2016. She is a councillor for the Brechin and Edzell ward, having been first elected to this position in 2007. She is the Angus Council's spokesperson on economic development.
She graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a degree in history in 2007.
Evans was first elected to Angus Council in the 2007 council election. She was re-elected in 2012 election. She became convener of infrastructure services. then later the development and enterprise convener.
Evans was chairwoman of the East of Scotland European Consortium. She did some political work in Brussels. She represented Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) on the executive of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR).
In August 2015, Evans was selected to be the SNP candidate for Angus North and Mearns at the 2016 election for Scottish Parliament, replacing the incumbent MSP Nigel Don.
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