Elaine Smith is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Coatbridge and Chryston constituency since 1999.
Career
She was first elected to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, and subsequently returned in 2003, 2007 and 2011. On 11 May 2011, Smith was elected to serve as one of two Deputy Presiding Officers of the Scottish Parliament. Smith supported Jeremy Corbyn during the Labour Party (United Kingdom) leadership election, 2015.