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Cathie Craigie
Cathie Craigie
	Craigie in 2009
Member of the Scottish Parliament; for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
	In office; 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011
Preceded by	new constituency
Succeeded by	Jamie Hepburn
Personal details
Born	14 April 1954 (age 70); Stirling, Scotland
Political party	Scottish Labour Party

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Cathie Craigie (born 14 April 1954) was a Scottish Labour politician who served as Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency from 1999 to 2011.

Craigie was born in Stirling and educated at Kilsyth Academy. She was council leader of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth from 1994 to 1996. She was first elected to the Scottish Parliament at the 1999 election.

Craigie was re-elected to represent the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency in 2003 with a majority of 520 votes and in 2007 with an increased majority of 2,079. However, at the 2011 election, she lost her seat to Jamie Hepburn of the Scottish National Party (SNP) by 3,459 votes.

Craigie was a member of the Justice Committee and the Petitions Committee in the Scottish Parliament. She was the first woman to successfully steer a Member's Bill, The Mortgage Rights (Scotland) Act, which provides greater protection for those facing repossession, through the parliament. Craigie was also the convenor of the Cross-Party group on Deafness, and was in the process of steering a British Sign Language Bill through the Scottish Parliament before losing her seat. She is particularly interested in issues about health, housing and social justice.

External links

Cathie Craigie MSP Personal website
Cathie Craigie MSP Official Scottish parliament page
Cathie Cragie MSP Biography at Labour party website.

Scottish Parliament
New constituency	Member of Scottish Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 1999–2011	Succeeded by Jamie Hepburn

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-'''Cathie Craigie''' (born 14 April 1954, in [[Stirling, Scotland|Stirling]]) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician and was [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]] for [[Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cumbernauld and Kilsyth]] constituency from 1999 to 2011. She was re-elected in 2003 with a majority of 520 votes, and increased this to 2,079 in 2007. However she lost the seat in 2011 to [[Jamie Hepburn]] of the SNP.
+'''Cathie Craigie''' (born 14 April 1954) was a [[Scottish Labour]] politician who served as [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]] (MSP) for the [[Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cumbernauld and Kilsyth]] constituency from [[1999 Scottish Parliament election|1999]] to [[2011 Scottish Parliament election|2011]].
-Educated at Kilsyth Academy, she was council leader of [[Cumbernauld and Kilsyth]] from 1994 to 1996. She was a member of the Justice Committee and the Petitions Committee in the [[Scottish Parliament]]. She was the first woman to successfully steer a Member's Bill, The Mortgage Rights (Scotland) Act, which provides greater protection for those facing repossession, through the parliament. Craigie was also the convenor of the Cross-Party group on Deafness, and was in the process of steering a British Sign Language Bill through the Scottish Parliament before losing her seat. She is particularly interested in issues about health, housing and social justice.
+Craigie was born in [[Stirling, Scotland|Stirling]] and educated at Kilsyth Academy. She was council leader of [[Cumbernauld and Kilsyth]] from 1994 to 1996. She was first elected to the [[Scottish Parliament]] at the [[1999 Scottish Parliament election|1999 election]].
-Craigie was re-elected to represent the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency at the [[2007 Scottish Parliament election]] with an increased majority of 2,079, but at the [[2011 Scottish Parliament election|2011 election]], she lost her seat to Jamie Hepburn of the SNP by 3,459 votes.
+Craigie was re-elected to represent the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency in [[2003 Scottish Parliament election|2003]] with a majority of 520 votes and in [[2007 Scottish Parliament election|2007]] with an increased majority of 2,079. However, at the [[2011 Scottish Parliament election|2011 election]], she lost her seat to [[Jamie Hepburn]] of the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP) by 3,459 votes.
+Craigie was a member of the Justice Committee and the Petitions Committee in the Scottish Parliament. She was the first woman to successfully steer a Member's Bill, The Mortgage Rights (Scotland) Act, which provides greater protection for those facing repossession, through the parliament. Craigie was also the convenor of the Cross-Party group on Deafness, and was in the process of steering a British Sign Language Bill through the Scottish Parliament before losing her seat. She is particularly interested in issues about health, housing and social justice.
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