Sandra White

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Sandra White (born on 17 August 1951 in Glasgow) is a Scottish politician. She was elected to the Scottish Parliament as a Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate to represent Glasgow in 1999. She also contested Glasgow Kelvin where she came second to the Labour Party candidate by 4,408 votes. She was re-elected to sit in the parliament to represent Glasgow in 2003, topping the SNP's list of candidates for that region. Contesting Glasgow Kelvin that year she again came second to Labour, this time by the smaller margin of 3,289 votes. [cite web | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Scottishpolitics.com | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date = | url = http://www.alba.org.uk/scot03results/gr05.html | accessdate = 2006-09-02] . She was re-elected on the regional list in 2007.

She served as an SNP Parliamentary group whip in the first parliamentary session and currently sits on the parliament's "Public Petitions Committee" and "Equal Opportunities Committee". She has forged a role as a crusading campaigner and working MSP while also holding her party's Deputy Social Justice portfolio. Her campaigns include against closures and downgrading (including a 1,600 signature petition) at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill and the Queen Mother's Hospital [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Health chiefs to come under fire over plans for hospital closure | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = The Scotsman | date = 2004-01-20 | url = http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=553&id=70932004| accessdate = 2006-09-02] [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Board expected to close maternity hospital | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = The Scotsman | date = 2004-04-20 | url = http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=553&id=444652004 | accessdate = 2006-09-02] [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Baby hospital closure confirmed | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC | date = 2004-04-20 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3639965.stm | accessdate = 2006-09-02] . She has also campaigned extensively against racism [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Westminster 'hampers' racism plan | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC | date = 2005-02-10 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4255245.stm | accessdate = 2006-09-02] and for better treatment of asylum seekers, including joining an occupation against so-called 'dawn raids'. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Protesters in 'asylum raid' demo | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC | date = 2005-11-02 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4399130.stm | accessdate = 2006-09-02]

Her other campaigns have included the successful attempts to save the theatre group from threatened loss of funding by the Scottish Arts Council [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = 7:84 group fears 'elitist' arts council will cut cash | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = Sunday Herald| date = 2006-09-02 | url = http://www.sundayherald.com/54329 | accessdate = 2006-09-02] and involvement in Stop the War Coalition events [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Scots protests at Israeli action | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC | date = 2006-07-22 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/5206408.stm | accessdate = 2006-09-02] , while high-profile constituency work has included the August 2006 case of an 86-year old widow who was threatened with court by Glasgow Housing Association. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = MSP seeks law change after OAP's 'nonsense' court case | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = Evening Times | date = 2006-09-02 | url = http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5056641.html | accessdate = 2006-09-02]

She previously served as an SNP councillor in Renfrewshire and currently lives in the Merchant City.

She generated some controversy when she referred to the Union Flag as the "butcher's apron".

References

External links

* [http://www.sandra-white.co.uk Website]
* [http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/sandra_white/index.htm Scottish Parliament pages]

Glasgow MSPs