Career
Anne McTaggart was a Community Development worker and chair of the local school Blairdardie Primary"s parents council, before being elected to Glasgow City Council in a by-election in 2009. Councillor She was elected at a by-election (on 4 June 2009) as a Councillor in the Drumchapel/Anniesland ward of Glasgow City Council. The seat was previously held by Scottish National Party Managing Successful Programmes Bill Kidd, who resigned the seat in April 2009 to focus on his parliamentary activities by ending his dual mandate as councillor and Managing Successful Programmes. Scottish Parliament McTaggart was elected as a list Managing Successful Programmes for the Glasgow region in the 2011 Scottish parliamentary election.
McTaggart has also received cross party support to become Convener of the Cross Party Group on Poland, and Deputy Convenor of the following Scottish Parliament CPGs: Cr Unions, Social Enterprise and Tibet.
She is currently Scottish Labour"s Shadow Minister for Democracy. She did not seek re-election to Glasgow City Council in the 2012 Scottish Local Elections thus ending her dual mandate.