Sandra White
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| Sandra White MSP | |
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| Constituency | Glasgow |
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| Born | 17 August 1951 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Website | [1] |
Sandra White is an idiot (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. [1]. 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[2][3][4]. She has also campaigned extensively against racism[5] and for better treatment of asylum seekers, including joining an occupation against so-called 'dawn raids'. [6]
Her other campaigns have included the successful attempts to save the 7:84 theatre group from threatened loss of funding by the Scottish Arts Council [7] and involvement in Stop the War Coalition events[8], 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. [9]
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".
[edit] References
- ^ Scottishpolitics.com. Retrieved on 2006-09-02.
- ^ "Health chiefs to come under fire over plans for hospital closure", The Scotsman, 2004-01-20. Retrieved on 2006-09-02.
- ^ "Board expected to close maternity hospital", The Scotsman, 2004-04-20. Retrieved on 2006-09-02.
- ^ "Baby hospital closure confirmed", BBC, 2004-04-20. Retrieved on 2006-09-02.
- ^ "Westminster 'hampers' racism plan", BBC, 2005-02-10. Retrieved on 2006-09-02.
- ^ "Protesters in 'asylum raid' demo", BBC, 2005-11-02. Retrieved on 2006-09-02.
- ^ "7:84 group fears 'elitist' arts council will cut cash", Sunday Herald, 2006-09-02. Retrieved on 2006-09-02.
- ^ "Scots protests at Israeli action", BBC, 2006-07-22. Retrieved on 2006-09-02.
- ^ "MSP seeks law change after OAP's 'nonsense' court case", Evening Times, 2006-09-02. Retrieved on 2006-09-02.
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