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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 ]
The current presiding officer is Alison Johnstone, who was elected on 13 May 2021, following the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. A member of the Scottish Greens , she was sworn in as presiding officer at the opening of the 6th session of the Scottish Parliament and is the second woman to hold the office and the first former member of the ...
North East Scotland: Region 2021: John Finnie [6] Highlands and Islands: Region 2016: 2021: Ross Greer [7] West Scotland: Region 2016: Robin Harper [8] Lothians: Region 1999: 2011: Patrick Harvie [9] Glasgow: Region 2003: Alison Johnstone [10] [note 1] Lothian: Region 2011: Gillian Mackay [11] Central Scotland: Region 2021: Mark Ruskell [12 ...
Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone could have the deciding vote on the Budget [PA Media] But if there is a tie in the final vote, the "status quo" would be the existing budget arrangements - so ...
The King also hailed Scotland’s “natural beauty” and “strength of character”. ... Charles and Camilla were met by presiding officer Alison Johnstone and deputy presiding officers Liam ...
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Kitson was second on the party list for Glasgow in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election and was nominated by former MSP Mark Ruskell and endorsed by MSP and former convenor Alison Johnstone. The election was notable as it was the first time an incumbent co-convenor faced a serious challenge, all to date had been re-elected as the sole nominees.
The UK Government has been accused of using the “nuclear option” after Westminster stepped in to block Holyrood legislation aimed at simplifying the gender recognition process in Scotland.