Rosemary McKenna
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Rosemary McKenna (born 8 May 1941) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She is member of Parliament for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, and is a member of the Labour Party. She was first elected in 1997 to represent the former Cumbernauld and Kilsyth seat, which she regained in 2001.
The seat was abolished for the 2005 general election and she contested the new Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency, winning with a 1.1% swing against her to the Scottish National Party.
Born in Glasgow, she was previously a primary school teacher before becoming a local councillor and eventual Provost of the former Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council.
She was responsible for chairing the Labour Party's vetting procedure for candidates for the first election for the Scottish Parliament. This process saw many of the more left-orientated candidates rejected, including Dennis Canavan, Ian Davidson, Michael Connarty, all of whom were sitting Members of Parliament at the time, as well as Tommy Shephard, a former General Secretary of the Labour Party in Scotland.
External links
- Rosemary McKenna CBE MP (http://www.rosemarymckenna.labour.co.uk/) official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Rosemary McKenna MP (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-3832,00.html)
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Rosemary McKenna MP (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/rosemary_mckenna/cumbernauld,_kilsyth_and_kirkintilloch_east)