Jayne Baxter

Scottish politician (born 1955)

(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)In office
7 December 2012 – 23 March 2016Preceded byJohn Park Personal detailsBorn (1955-11-05) 5 November 1955 (age 68)Political partyScottish Labour PartyAlma materEdinburgh Napier University

Jayne Baxter (born 5 November 1955)[1] is a Scottish Labour Party politician. She was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region from 2012 to 2016. She succeeded John Park when he resigned his list seat to take up a position with the Community trades union.

A lifelong resident of Fife, she graduated from Edinburgh Napier University in 1995.[2] She currently serves as constituency agent for Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Alex Rowley.[3]

Baxter was Labour's second candidate on the Scotland constituency list in the 2019 European Parliament election.

References

  1. ^ "Benedetti is youngest new entry in Who's Who book". scotsman.com.
  2. ^ "Fife councillor Jayne Baxter sworn in as Holyrood's newest MSP". STV News. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Richard Leonard accused of 'stitch up' over MEP candidate selection". scotsman.com. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

External links

  • Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Jayne Baxter
  • Jayne Baxter profile at Scottish Labour website
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