Background
She was born in Keith and attended Rothiemay Primary School followed by Keith Grammar School.
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Joanna Strathdee
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Career
She served for a time as the Scottish National Party Group Leader from 2007−2012. She was first elected to Aberdeenshire Council in 1999. She contested the United Kingdom general election, 2005 in Gordon unsuccessfully finishing fourth with 7,098 votes.
In the 2007 Scottish Local Elections she topped the poll in her ward with 1,839 first preferences and was elected on the first count and thereafter became Scottish National Party Group Leader.
She later contested the United Kingdom general election, 2010 in Aberdeen North unsuccessfully, finishing second with 8,385 votes to the Labour Party"s Frank Doran. She was a selected as an Scottish National Party candidate for Aberdeen Central the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections but stood down due to illness.
Strathdee retained her seat in the 2012 Scottish local elections, taking the second seat and exceeding the quota with 830 first preferences. However, she was unable to bring in a running mate with her.
However, within an hour of this happening Merson resigned and Strathdee was reinstated.
In July 2012, Hamish Vernal replaced her as leader of the Scottish National Party group as they formed a shadow Aberdeenshire council administration. Strathdee died on 23 August 2015 after a five year battle with primary peritoneal cancer, a type of ovarian cancer.
Politics
Following the election on 8 May 2012 her party colleague, Cllr Rob Merson, was elected as Leader of the enlarged Scottish National Party group in place of Strathdee.
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