Chris Ballance
British politician (born 1952)
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Chris Ballance (born on 7 July 1952) is a Scottish playwright and politician. He is a member of the Scottish Green Party and has been a councillor for the Aird and Loch Ness wards in the Highland Council since 2022. He was also a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South of Scotland region from 2003 to 2007.
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Chris Ballance | |
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| Member of the Highland Council | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2022 | |
| Constituency | Aird and Loch Ness |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for South of Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| In office 1 May 2003 – 2 April 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1952 |
| Party | Scottish Greens |
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,[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Ballance stood as a Green candidate in the Aird and Loch Ness ward for the 2017 Highland Council election.[5] He stood again in 2022 and was elected as a councillor.[6]
Personal life
He is a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers).
