Role Scottish Politician Name Angela Crawley | Website Official website Majority 10,100 (18.3%) | |
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Ge15 candidate i angela crawley for lanark and hamilton east
Angela Crawley (born 3 June 1987) is a Scottish National Party politician. She was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lanark and Hamilton East at the 2015 general election. Crawley is the SNP spokesperson for Women and Equalities and a member of the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee.
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- Ge15 candidate i angela crawley for lanark and hamilton east
- Mhairi Black MP endorses Angela Crawley for National Women Equalities Convener
- Early life and career
- Personal life
- References
Mhairi Black MP endorses Angela Crawley for National Women & Equalities Convener
Early life and career
Born in Hamilton, Crawley attended John Ogilvie High School. She studied politics at University of Stirling, graduating with a BA degree. She then spent several years living and working in Brighton, England for the Educational Travel Group. After being elected to Parliament, she received an LLB degree in Law from the University of Glasgow.
She first stood for election to South Lanarkshire Council for the Hamilton South ward and was elected in the 2012 local elections with 1,255 first preferences and taking the second seat in the ward, exceeding the quota. In 2017, Crawley was named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for her work in Parlament. She held her Hamilton East and Larnark seat in the June 2017 general election.
In 2014 she was appointed as the National Convenor of the SNP’s youth-wing, Young Scots for Independence, also sitting on the party’s National Executive Committee. She is the SNP Spokesperson for Young People and Community Resources.
Personal life
In February 2016, she was included in The Independent's group photograph of 28 LGBT MPs and peers.