- Claudia Beamish
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Claudia Hamilton Beamish MSP 
Convener of the Scottish Parliament
Equal Opportunities CommitteeIncumbent Assumed office
14 June 2011Deputy Stuart McMillan Preceded by Margaret Mitchell Member of the Scottish Parliament
for South of ScotlandIncumbent Assumed office
7 May 2003Personal details Born 9 August 1952 Political party Scottish Labour Party Spouse(s) Michael Derrington [1][2] Children daughter Freya Maud Beamish and son Francis Derrington[1] Claudia Hamilton Beamish[3] (born 9 August 1952) is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the South of Scotland region.[4] Beamish is a leading activist in the Scottish Labour Party. She topped Labour's list for the South of Scotland in the 2003 and 2007 Scottish Parliament elections[5] and was Labour Co-operative candidate for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale at the 2010 general election.
Beamish is the Convener of the Equal Opportunities Committee in the Scottish Parliament and speaks regularly in Parliament on issues relating to education and young people, equal opportunities, rural affairs and the environment.
Personal life
She is the daughter of the Conservative life peer Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish, Baron Chelwood and his first wife Janet McMillan Stevenson.[3] Beamish has previously worked as a primary school teacher [6][7]
Her partner is Michael Derrington, an actor and “autism practitioner”.They brought up their family near Pettinain in the Clydesdale region.[2]
References
- ^ a b About Claudia | Claudia Beamish MSP
- ^ a b Clydesdale Teacher hopes to chalk up win over Tories at general election - Hamilton Advertiser
- ^ a b thePeerage.com - Person Page 27085
- ^ The Scottish Parliament - Current Members - Claudia Beamish
- ^ Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser | News | Chance for small parties
- ^ Labour vetoes left-winger; Supporters cry foul as Alex Smith's bid to stand as party candidate in Ayr by-election is blocked
- ^ Scottish Labour Party elects new Chair | - The Scottish Labour Party
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Scottish Labour MSPs Opposition frontbench Shadow cabinetJackie Baillie (health) · Richard Baker (finance) · Sarah Boyack (rural/environment) · Patricia Ferguson (culture) · Iain Gray (leader) · Johann Lamont (justice) ·
Lewis Macdonald (infrastructure) · Ken Macintosh (education) · Paul Martin (parliamentary business) · Michael McMahon (local government) · John Park (whip)Deputy spokespersonsClaire Baker (education) · Rhoda Grant (finance/infrastructure) · James Kelly (justice) · Elaine Murray (rural/environment) · Richard Simpson (health)Backbenchers Claudia Beamish · Neil Bibby · Malcolm Chisholm · Kezia Dugdale · Helen Eadie · Mary Fee · Neil Findlay · Mark Griffin · Hugh Henry · Hanzala Malik · Jenny Marra · Margaret McCulloch · Margaret McDougall · Siobhan McMahon · Duncan McNeil · Anne McTaggart · Graeme Pearson · John Pentland · Drew Smith · Elaine Smith · David StewartMembers of the 4th Scottish Parliament
elected in the 2011 electionElected in the 2011 election Constituency MSPs John Scott (Con, Ayr) · Adam Ingram (SNP, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) · Aileen Campbell (SNP, Clydesdale) · Elaine Murray (Lab, Dumfriesshire) · Iain Gray (Lab, East Lothian) · John Lamont (Con, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) · Alex Fergusson (Con, Galloway and West Dumfries) · Willie Coffey (SNP, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) · Christine Grahame (SNP, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale)Additional Members Claudia Beamish (Lab} · Chic Brodie (SNP) · Jim Hume (Lib Dem) · Joan McAlpine (SNP) · Aileen McLeod (SNP) · Graeme Pearson (Lab) · Paul Wheelhouse (SNP)SNP (8 seats), Labour (4 seats), Conservative (3 seats), Lib Dems (1 seats) Categories:- 1952 births
- Living people
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–
- Labour MSPs
- Daughters of barons
- Schoolteachers
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