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Claire Baker MSP 
Deputy Convener of the
Scottish Parliament
Education and Culture CommitteeIncumbent Assumed office
14 June 2011Preceded by Kenneth Gibson Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Mid Scotland and FifeIncumbent Assumed office
3 May 2007Personal details Born Claire Brennan
4 March 1971Political party Scottish Labour Party Spouse(s) Richard Baker Claire Baker (born 4 March 1971) is a Scottish Labour Party politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife since 2007. She is Labour's Shadow Minister for Education in the Scottish Parliament.
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Background
Claire Baker was born and bred in Fife, having grown up in Kelty, and attended primary and secondary schools in Fife.[1] She is married to Richard Baker,[2] MSP for North East Scotland.
Career
Prior to being elected for the Mid Scotland and Fife region in May 2007, Baker worked in a variety of research and policy posts. This included working as a Research Officer for the Scottish Parliamentary Labour Group, Research Officer for the trade union Amicus and a similar role for the Royal College of Nursing.[citation needed] Immediately prior to being elected to the Scottish Parliament, she was Policy Manager for the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, the umbrella body for charities and community and voluntary organisations in Scotland.[citation needed].
In the 2011 election, Baker contested the seat of Mid Fife and Glenrothes but lost to the SNP's Tricia Marwick, who subsequently resigned from the SNP to become the Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer. However, she was successfully returned to the Scottish Parliament as 2nd on Labour's Mid Scotland and Fife regional list.
In the current session of Parliament, Baker has been appointed the Deputy Convener of the Education and Culture Committee
References
- ^ Baker, Claire. "Biography - Claire Baker, MSP for Mid-Scotland and Fife". http://www.clairebaker.org/index.php?id=60. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ MSPs at their best for ceremony, BBC News, 9 May 2007
External links
- Claire Baker MSP profile at Scottish Parliament site
- Claire Baker MSP Personal website
Members of the Scottish Parliament in the Mid Scotland and Fife region
Elected in the 2011 election Constituency MSPs Keith Brown (SNP, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) · Helen Eadie (Lab, Cowdenbeath) · Bill Walker (SNP, Dunfermline) · Tricia Marwick (PO, Fife Mid and Glenrothes) · Roderick Campbell (SNP, Fife North East) · David Torrance (SNP, Kirkcaldy) · John Swinney (SNP, Perthshire North) · Roseanna Cunningham (SNP, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) · Bruce Crawford (SNP, Stirling)Additional Members Claire Baker (Lab) · Murdo Fraser (Con) · Annabelle Ewing (SNP) · John Park (Lab) · Willie Rennie (Lib Dem) · Richard Simpson (Lab) · Elizabeth Smith (Con)SNP (8 seats), Labour (4 seats), Conservative (2 seats), Lib Dems (1 seat); Presiding Officer (1 seat) 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 electionCategories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011
- Scottish women in politics
- Labour MSPs
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–
- Member of the Scottish Parliament stubs
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