Nationality Scottish Name Eleanor Scott Profession paediatrician | Domestic partner Rob Gibson | |
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Born 23 July 1951 (age 72)
Inverness ( 1951-07-23 ) | ||
Political party Scottish Green Party | ||
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Eleanor Roberta Scott (born 23 July 1951) is a Scottish politician and medical doctor. She was Scottish Green Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Highlands and Islands 2003–2007, then female co-convener of the party 2008–2011 with Patrick Harvie.
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Background and career
She was born in Inverness in 1951 and educated at Bearsden Academy. She studied at the University of Glasgow, graduating with a MB ChB. She worked as a community paediatrician in Inverness 1980−87 and in Ross and Cromarty 1987−2003, providing a service for special needs children in the Scottish Highlands.
Since joining the Greens in 1989, Scott has campaigned on many issues, most recently against the building of new incinerators, GM crops in the Black Isle and the movement against war in Iraq.
In 1999 the Green selected her at the top of their regional list for the Highlands and Islands, although they did not gain a seat in that region. The same year she was also selected to stand as a Green candidate for the Scotland European Parliament election, although the Greens did not win any of those six seats. She stood unsuccessfully for the British Parliament in Ross, Skye and Inverness West in the 2001 election and then again in 2010 when the Greens fielded candidates in twenty constituencies across Scotland.
Scottish Parliament
She was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2003, as the Greens gained a Highlands and Islands regional seat. Her partner Rob Gibson, was also first elected from the Highlands and Islands regional list in 2003, as a Scottish National Party MSP. She took her oath as MSP in Scottish Gaelic, as enthusiast who was keen on the language. She was Party Spokesperson for the Greens on Health and from June 2005, also spokesperson on Rural Development.
She stood again in the 2007 election but was not re-elected.
In September 2008, she was involved in a leadership contest against Nina Baker and Maggie Chapman. Scott was elected to the position of co-convener of the Scottish Green Party alongside Patrick Harvie, a position she held until 2011.
For the 2011 election She was again placed at the top of the Greens' regional list for the Highlands and Islands, however this time the Greens did not get a seat in this region. The following year she participated in the Yes Highland meetings ahead of the Scottish Independence Referendum, 2014.