Shiona Baird

Shiona Baird (born 14 September 1946) is a Scottish Green politician who was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region from 2003 to 2007, and co-convener of the Scottish Greens from 2004 to 2007.

Shiona Baird
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for North East Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
1 May 2003 – 2 April 2007
Personal details
Born (1946-09-14) 14 September 1946
Hereford, England
Political partyScottish Greens
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh

She is currently the chairperson of Auchterhouse Community Council.[1]

Early life

Baird was born on 14 September 1946, in Hereford, England. She is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh. She worked on her family farm near Dundee before standing for election.[2]

Scottish Parliament

In 2003 she was elected as an MSP for the North East Scotland region. She was a member of the Scottish Parliament Enterprise Committee[3] and the Scottish Greens' Spokeswoman on enterprise, waste and energy issues.[4] In November 2005 she criticised Scottish Labour and Scottish Liberal Democrats for "not taking seriously the crucial issues of energy and climate change."[5]

Baird stood again in the 2007 election but was not elected. Alison Johnstone later took over as co-convener.[6]

In the 2010 UK general election, Baird stood for Dundee East but was unsuccessful.[7]

References
  1. Forrester, Cara (25 May 2021). "Changes to GP services cause concern for Auchterhouse residents". The Courier. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. "In with the new". The Times. 4 May 2003. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. "Previous MSPs: Session 2 (7 May 2003 – 2 April 2007): Shiona Baird". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. "Scotland to hit green energy target three years early". The Scotsman. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. "Greens are Scotland's only genuine alternative to politics as usual". Green Party. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  6. "New co-leader for Scottish Greens". BBC News. BBC. 24 September 2007.
  7. "Election 2010: Dundee East". BBC News. Retrieved 20 November 2016.


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