Name Chris Ballance | Role Politician Party Scottish Green Party | |
Born 7 July 1952 (age 71) ( 1952-07-07 ) | ||
Political party Scottish Green Party | ||
Chris Ballance Scottish Greens South scotland Hustings 20/03/15
Chris Ballance (born 7 July 1952) is a playwright and Scottish Green Party politician, a former Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South of Scotland region.
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- Chris Ballance Scottish Greens South scotland Hustings 200315
- Biography
- Political career
- Personal life
- Plays
- References
Biography
Born in Worcester, England, he owned and managed a second-hand bookshop in Wigtown, won a Scotsman Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1990, and wrote sketches for Radio Scotland.
Political career
He was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2003. He held a seat on the Parliament's Enterprise and Culture Committee and was the Green's Parliamentary business manager and speaker on nuclear issues, culture and peace. He stood again in the 2007 election but was not re-elected.
In August 2007 he was appointed to the Scottish Broadcasting Commission established by the Scottish Executive.
Ballance is standing as a Green candidate in the Aird and Loch Ness ward for the Highland Council election, 2017.
Personal life
He is a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers).