Susan Deacon
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Susan Deacon CBE |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 2 April 2007 |
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| Preceded by | New Parliament |
| Succeeded by | Kenny MacAskill |
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Susan Catherine Deacon 2 February 1964 Musselburgh |
| Political party | Scottish Labour Party |
| Domestic partner | John Boothman |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | East Lothian |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Susan Catherine Deacon CBE (born 2 February 1964, Musselburgh) is a Scottish public figure who operates across the spheres of education, business, and the not-for-profit sector, and is an independent adviser on public policy, governance and strategic leadership. She is chair of the Institute of Directors in Scotland and a former MSP and Scottish Cabinet Minister.
She was Labour MSP for Edinburgh East & Musselburgh from 1999–2007 and served as Scotland’s first Cabinet Minister for Health and Community Care following the creation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. She is Assistant Principal External Relations at the University of Edinburgh and a non-executive director of several companies.
Deacon attended Musselburgh Grammar School, where she was head girl and active in inter-schools debating. She studied at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an MA (Hons) in Social Policy and Politics in 1987 and later an MBA in 1992. She was vice president of Edinburgh University Students' Association, and chair of Scottish Labour Students.
Her early career was in local government where she worked for seven years in research and management roles. After a spell in management consultancy and training in the private sector, she became director of MBA programmes at the Edinburgh Business School, at Heriot-Watt University, which included managing Scotland's first Consortium MBA programme for companies. Deacon was involved in the creation of the Business School as a new graduate school within the university.
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