Fiona Hyslop is the SNP Candidate for the Linlithgow Constituency and is a current MSP selected on the Lothians List since 1999.
Fiona was the Minister for Culture and External Affairs in the SNP government. Prior to this she was the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Life-Long Learning.
Due to the boundary changes, Hyslop is just (a notional) 294 votes behind the current MSP for Linlithgow, Mary Mulligan.
Whilst being a minister in the government will aid Hyslop in terms of recognition, her move from Education to Culture was effectively a demotion after “after a welter of bad publicity over her handling of her portfolio.”
Regards to voting, Hyslop has been rebellious a total of 31 times since 1999, but just once in this current government, and had an attendance record of 98.5% in this parliament. You can see a list of Fiona Hyslop’s speeches in parliament at TheyWorkForYou.
Fiona’s website is uptodate with a blog, and you can follow her on Twitter.
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