Margaret McCulloch

politician Member of the Scottish Parliament

March 9, 1952

She had previously been a Tory candidate in several elections. Born in the Gorbals, Margaret was raised and educated in Glasgow. Prior to her election, she was an independent training consultant with her own business based in East Kilbride. She was also an External Verifier with the Scottish Qualifications Authority. She worked at the University of Strathclyde for 17 years, where she was a training executive, responsible for recruiting all staff under the age of 21, Modern Apprenticeships and ensuring the viability of the University"s Centre for Skills Enhancement. She stood as the Conservative Party Candidate for East Kilbride at the 1999, 2003 and 2007 Scottish Parliamentary elections. The economy, education and training, youth unemployment, procurement and hospitality and tourism are listed among her political interests. McCulloch is a former Conservative Party member and candidate, standing for the Conservatives in the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth in 2003 and in the East Kilbride constituency at the 2001 Westminster General Election. In 2007, she contested the East Kilbride West ward on South Lanarkshire Council as a Scottish Labour candidate. Since her election she has campaigned to raise the standard of hospital food at Hairmyres Hospital in National Health Service Lanarkshire, represented staff and residents affected by the collapse of Southern Cross and supported the STV Appeal. In 2012, Parliamentary Question submitted by Margaret revealed that the number of National Health Service patients in Scotland waiting for over twelve hours in Accident and Emergency units had doubled. Working with First ScotRail she helped local communities participate in the Adopt a Station programme. South Lanarkshire College have since adopted East Kilbride rail station, Crosshouse Primary School have adopted Hairmyres rail station, Hamilton Grammar School have adopted Hamilton Central rail station and patients and staff from National Health Service Lanarkshire’s Beckford Lodge have adopted Hamilton West rail station.

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politician Member of the Scottish Parliament

Career

She had previously been a Tory candidate in several elections. Born in the Gorbals, Margaret was raised and educated in Glasgow. Prior to her election, she was an independent training consultant with her own business based in East Kilbride.

She was also an External Verifier with the Scottish Qualifications Authority.

She worked at the University of Strathclyde for 17 years, where she was a training executive, responsible for recruiting all staff under the age of 21, Modern Apprenticeships and ensuring the viability of the University"s Centre for Skills Enhancement. She stood as the Conservative Party Candidate for East Kilbride at the 1999, 2003 and 2007 Scottish Parliamentary elections.

The economy, education and training, youth unemployment, procurement and hospitality and tourism are listed among her political interests. McCulloch is a former Conservative Party member and candidate, standing for the Conservatives in the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth in 2003 and in the East Kilbride constituency at the 2001 Westminster General Election.

In 2007, she contested the East Kilbride West ward on South Lanarkshire Council as a Scottish Labour candidate.

Since her election she has campaigned to raise the standard of hospital food at Hairmyres Hospital in National Health Service Lanarkshire, represented staff and residents affected by the collapse of Southern Cross and supported the STV Appeal. In 2012, Parliamentary Question submitted by Margaret revealed that the number of National Health Service patients in Scotland waiting for over twelve hours in Accident and Emergency units had doubled. Working with First ScotRail she helped local communities participate in the Adopt a Station programme.

South Lanarkshire College have since adopted East Kilbride rail station, Crosshouse Primary School have adopted Hairmyres rail station, Hamilton Grammar School have adopted Hamilton Central rail station and patients and staff from National Health Service Lanarkshire’s Beckford Lodge have adopted Hamilton West rail station.

Politics

Margaret is now the Convenor of the Equal Opportunities Committee and a member of Delegate Power and Legal Reform Committee Margaret is a member of the Cross Party Group on Construction and Convener of the Cross Party Group on Skills and the Cross Party Group on Towns and Town Centres, (established in February 2011) Convenor of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Condition.

Membership

Following her election to the Scottish Parliament as a Labour member in May 2011 she has been a member of the Finance Committee,Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee, Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee and a substitute member of the Subordinate Legislation Committee. 2012 - 2014 Convener of the Scottish Parliament Business Exchange, an independent educational charity which fosters understanding between Members of the Scottish Parliament and the business community.

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