Marion Fellows MP |
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Member of Parliament for Motherwell and Wishaw |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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Preceded by | Frank Roy |
Majority | 11,898 (24.6%) |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 May 1949 |
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Alma mater | Heriot-Watt University |
Marion Fellows (born 5 May 1949) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She was elected at the general election in May 2015 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Motherwell and Wishaw.
After attending Carrick Academy in Ayr, Fellows studied accountancy and finance at Heriot Watt University. For 19 years she taught business studies at West Lothian College, where she was an active trade unionist in the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS).
She has lived with her family in Wishaw and Bellshill since the 1970s. She was elected in 2012 as a North Lanarkshire Councillor for Wishaw, and was active in the Yes Motherwell and Wishaw campaign at the 2014 independence referendum.