Tricia Marwick
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The Right Honourable Tricia Marwick |
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| 4th Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | |
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In office 11 May 2011 – 12 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Alex Fergusson |
| Succeeded by | Ken Macintosh |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Fife and Glenrothes |
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In office 5 May 2011 – 24 March 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Jenny Gilruth |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Fife |
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In office 3 May 2007 – 23 March 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Christine May |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife |
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In office 6 May 1999 – March 2007 |
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| Preceded by | List established |
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5 November 1953 Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
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Scottish National Party (1999–2011, 2016-present) Independent (2011-2016, SNP membership suspended while PO) |
| Spouse(s) | Frank Marwick |
| Relations | Natalie McGarry MP (niece) |
| Occupation | Charity Public Affairs Officer |
| Religion | Christian |
Patricia "Tricia" Marwick (née Lee; born 5 November 1953) is a Scottish politician, known for being the 4th Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, and the first woman to hold the post. She served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) in the first four sessions of the Parliament (1999−2016). She was initially elected from the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list 1999−2007, then as the constituency MSP for Central Fife 2007−11, which was renamed Mid Fife and Glenrothes 2011−16. She was elected to Parliament as a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), but she suspended her membership in 2011 upon her election as the 4th Presiding Officer, following the tradition that the Presiding Officer is nonpartisan.
Marwick was born on 5 November 1953 in Cowdenbeath and was brought up in Fife, one of seven siblings. She worked as Public Affairs Officer for Shelter Scotland, a charity for homeless people, from 1992 to 1999. Her niece is Natalie McGarry MP.
In the 1999 Scottish Parliamentary election, Marwick was elected as a member for the Mid Scotland and Fife region. She served on the SNP opposition frontbench team as Deputy Business Manager 1999–2000, Shadow Minister for Local Government 2004, Business Manager and Chief Whip 2004–2005 and Shadow Minister for Housing 2005–2007. Marwick has also served as a member of the Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Justice and Home Affairs, Equal Opportunities, Local Government and Communities committees and as convenor of the Waverly Railway (Scotland) Bill committee from 2004–2006.
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