Pamela Nash
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Member of Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts |
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In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Reid |
| Succeeded by | Neil Gray |
| Majority | 12,408 (34.6%) |
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24 June 1984 Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Pamela Nash (born 24 June 1984) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Airdrie and Shotts between 2010 and 2015.
During her time in office, she was the youngest MP.
Pamela Nash was born in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, and educated locally at St Margaret's High School, Airdrie and Chapelhall. Nash lost her mother and stepfather when she was 17.
She spent her first summer after high school volunteering at a school in Nyeri, Kenya, and followed this up with a placement in Uganda during her time at university. She studied politics at the University of Glasgow, specialising in human rights and international development.
Nash was the parliamentary officer for the Young Fabians and a member of the Scottish Youth Parliament, where she served on the executive committee and was the convenor of the External Affairs Committee. She interned for John Reid for one year as his constituency assistant and subsequently was employed for a period of three years as his parliamentary assistant.
Nash was selected as the Labour Party candidate from an all-women shortlist which, at the time, proved to be a contentious issue. The constituency chairman, Brian Brady resigned over the issue. Nevertheless, 80% of the constituency Labour Party took part in the selection process. She was elected as the Member of Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts in 2010, replacing the retiring John Reid. She had a majority of 12,408 over the SNP and, at the age of 25, was the youngest MP in the House of Commons, also called Baby of the House. The then leader of the Labour MSPs in the Scottish Parliament, Iain Gray said she had a "big future in Scottish politics".
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