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The office of presiding officer was established by the Scotland Act 1998, and the elected presiding officer is a member of the Scottish Parliament who is elected by the Scottish Parliament by means of an exhaustive ballot, and is ex officio the head of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.
Alison Johnstone (born 11 October 1965) is a Scottish politician who has served as the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament since 2021. Elected as a member of the Scottish Greens, she relinquished her party affiliation on becoming Presiding Officer. [2] She has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothian region since ...
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 .
The parliament’s presiding officer, Alison Johnstone, said the event is a ‘significant milestone’. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
As Presiding Officer, he chaired the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, which has similar functions to that of the House of Commons Commission, and the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets the daily business in the chamber and timetable for progress of bills, subject to approval by the Parliament.
The Scottish Parliament has the power to legislate in all areas that are not explicitly reserved to Westminster. [8] The UK Parliament retains the ability to amend the terms of reference of the Scottish Parliament, and can extend or reduce the areas in which it can make laws. [9] The first meeting of the reconvened Parliament took place on 12 ...
Sir George Newlands Reid KT FRSE [1] (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.
The Scottish Government published the first in a series of papers that will make up the prospectus for an independent Scotland. Scottish Government rebuked by Presiding Officer over Indyref2 ...