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The presiding officer presides over the Parliament's debates, determining which members may speak, and maintains order during debate. [4] The presiding officer is expected to be strictly non-partisan, with some similarities in this respect to the tradition of the Speaker of the House of Commons.
The First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon paid tribute on Twitter, calling Fergusson a "distinguished presiding officer" and a "dedicated parliamentarian". The then leader of the Scottish Conservative Party Ruth Davidson also paid tribute on Twitter, calling Fergusson a "huge figure in the Scottish Conservative Party" and said that he ...
The Presiding Officer is expected to be strictly nonpartisan, so Johnstone resigned her Greens membership to take on the role. [2] [16] Johnstone is the second woman in the post. The first was Tricia Marwick, who was Presiding Officer from 2011 to 2016. [17] She is also the first Green MSP to serve as Presiding Officer.
Elected as a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she suspended her membership in 2011 upon her election as presiding officer, following the tradition of the presiding officer being nonpartisan. [2] Born in Cowdenbeath and raised in Fife, she worked for Shelter Scotland before becoming a politician.
David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood (born 31 March 1938) is a retired Scottish politician. [1] Elected as Member of Parliament for Roxburgh, Selkirk, and Peebles, followed by Tweeddale, Ettrick, and Lauderdale, he served as the final leader of the Liberal Party, from 1976 to 1988.
Sir George Newlands Reid (born 4 June 1939) is a Scottish politician and journalist who served as Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2003 to 2007. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region from 1999 to 2003 and then for the Ochil constituency from 2003 to 2007.
Presiding Officer: Liberal Democrats: David Steel was elected as the Presiding Officer and had to take voluntary suspension from his party. 21 December 1999 Ayr: Labour: Ian Welsh resigned from Parliament, citing family reasons. [1] 16 March 2000 Ayr: Conservative: John Scott won the Ayr by-election. [2] 11 October 2000 Glasgow Anniesland ...
Pages in category "Presiding Officers of the Scottish Parliament" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .