Mary Macleod | |
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Member of Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth |
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In office 6 May 2010 – 8 May 2015 |
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Preceded by | Ann Keen |
Succeeded by | Ruth Cadbury |
Personal details | |
Born |
London, England |
4 January 1969
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Residence | Chiswick |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Occupation | Business Consultant |
Profession | Politician |
Religion | Church of Scotland |
Website | MaryMacleod.com |
Mary Macleod (born 4 January 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentford and Isleworth from the 2010 general election until the 2015 general election, when she was defeated by Ruth Cadbury of the Labour Party. After a career in business consulting, she was a policy advisor to Queen Elizabeth II.
Born in London to Scottish parents, she has lived for many years in Chiswick and continues to reside there. She graduated from the University of Glasgow. in Ancient Greek together with Business Studies, but the class of her degree is not known.
On graduation, she joined Andersen Consulting and then Accenture, as a business consulting . She was Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer for Group Operations at ABN AMRO, and then Group Communications Head of Transition at Royal Bank of Scotland.
Before her election, she was an ambassador for ActionAid, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and served as a policy advisor to HM The Queen and the Royal Household at Buckingham Palace, advising on public relations, communications and "strategic change within the monarchy."