Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Gordon and Buchan | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Thomson |
| Majority | 878 (2.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1990 or 1991 (age 33–34) Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England |
| Political party | Scottish Conservatives |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | www |
Harriet Iona Cross[1] (born 1990 or 1991)[2] is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament for Gordon and Buchan since the 2024 general election.[3]
Harriet Cross was born in Harrogate and lived in West Cork in Ireland where her mother was from before settling in Aberdeenshire.[4] She attended Imperial College London where she studied zoology and earned a master's degree in Rural Land and Business Management and from the University of Reading.[5] In 2018, she returned to Aberdeenshire to work as a rural surveyor and later stood as the Conservative candidate for Aberdeen Donside in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, finishing second to Jackie Dunbar.[2]
In the 2024 UK general election, she narrowly unseated incumbent SNP member Richard Thomson.[6] She became the first female Scottish Conservative MP since Kirstene Hair.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b Merson, Adele (30 June 2024). "Meet Tory rising star Harriet Cross who could buck national trend in Gordon and Buchan". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Clark, Jonny (5 July 2024). "Conservative Harriet Cross elected as MP for Gordon and Buchan". Grampian Online. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Ross, Calum (12 October 2020). "Shy bairns get nowt: Yorkshire-born Harriet Cross gets straight to the point of politics". Press and Journal. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Tory Westminster hopeful Harriet Cross outlines why she is standing for election". The Scottish Farmer. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Gordon and Buchan - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Huntly MP vows to serve constituents". Grampian Online. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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