Education
Born in Glasgow, Gibson attended the High School for Girls, before working in Glasgow City Council"s Education Department.
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Muriel Gibson
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Career
She joined the National Party of Scotland in 1932, and then the Scottish National Party (Scottish National Party) on its formation, and was briefly detained at the start of World World War II on account of her membership. In later life, she claimed to have been kept under surveillance for several years. However, she went on to serve in the Voluntary Aid Detachment and then the Women"s Royal Army Corps in Africa, Germany and Italy.
Although she left at the end of the conflict, she soon rejoined and eventually rose to Lieutenant-Colonel: the second-highest rank of any woman in the British Army at the time.
Back in civilian life, Gibson worked for Ferranti and the Red Cross before becoming organising secretary of the Royal Scottish Country Dancing Society. She also served two stints as National Secretary of the Scottish National Party, and stood unsuccessfully for the party at the 1970 United Kingdom general election in Edinburgh West.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Scottish National Party