Carolyn Leckie
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Carolyn Leckie | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| In office 1 May 2003 – 2 April 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1965 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Party | Scottish Socialist Party |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | University of Strathclyde University of Dundee |
| Profession | former midwife, lawyer |
Carolyn Leckie (born 5 March 1965) is a Scottish politician. She was a member of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP), and held a number of senior positions in the party, but has since left the SSP.[1] From 2003 to 2007 she was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Central Scotland region, having been elected on the SSP list.
Leckie was born on 5 March 1965[2] and grew up in Glasgow, the daughter of a shipyard worker.[3] She now lives in East Kilbride. Before she became an MSP she was a midwife and a local union leader who represented thousands of hospital workers in Glasgow.[4]
Campaigning
Just before election to Holyrood, she led several successful strikes against low pay - the most recent involving 300 ancillary workers against the French multinational, Sodexho. As an MSP she was a strong supporter of the Nursery Nurses campaigning for higher pay. On 20 May 2004, after attempting to raise a point of order about the strike at a time that the Presiding Officer determined was inappropriate, she was told to leave the chamber.[5] She was active within the parliament campaigning for an end to the cuts and closures in hospital services across Scotland.
On 20 January 2005, she was jailed for seven days for non-payment of a fine, arising from a protest outside Faslane nuclear base.[6] The Nursing and Midwifery Council did not consider it an impediment to her registration as a Midwife.[7] In January 2007, she was arrested but not charged for taking part in an anti-nuclear demonstration at Faslane as part of the Faslane 365 campaign.
In April 2014, Leckie led a campaign against plans to demolish the Red Road Flats during the 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.[8]
