Background
She was born in Inverness in 1951 and educated at Bearsden Academy.
politician Member of the Scottish Parliament
She was born in Inverness in 1951 and educated at Bearsden Academy.
She studied at the University of Glasgow, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery.
She is a former Scottish Green Party Member of the for the Highlands and Islands. She worked as a community paediatrician in Inverness 1980−87 and in Ross and Cromarty 1987−2003, helping to provide a service for special needs children in the Scottish Highlands. She has stood for election locally, nationally, for Westminster and the European Parliament.
She took her oath as Managing Successful Programmes in Scottish Gaelic as enthusiast who was keen on the language.
She stood again in the 2007 election but was not re-elected. From 2008 to 2011 she was Company-convenor of the Scottish Green Party.
She stood as the Scottish Green Party candidate for the Highlands and Islands region in the 2011 election.
Since joining the Greens in 1989, Scott has campaigned on many issues, most recently against the building of new incinerators, General Motors crops in the Black Isle and the movement against war in Iraq. She was elected to the in 2003, as the Greens gained a Highlands and Islands regional seat.