Fiona Hyslop

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Gender	Female
Age	59
Web site	www.fionahyslop.com
Date of birth	August 1,1964
Zodiac sign	Leo
Born	Irvine
	United Kingdom
Spouse	Kenneth Anderson
Party	Scottish National Party
Job	Politician
	Businessperson
Education	Ayr Academy
	University of Glasgow
	Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Campus
	Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus
Official site	fionahyslop.com
Nationality	Scottish
Major	9,335
Previous position	Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture (2020–2021)
Position	Member of the Scottish Parliament since 2011
Date of Reg.	2019-02-09 22:08:49
Date of Upd.	2023-08-13 07:53:41
ID	403469

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Fiona Hyslop Life story

Fiona Jane Hyslop is a Scottish politician who served in various cabinet and junior ministerial offices under first ministers Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf; first as education secretary from 2007 to 2009, then culture secretary from 2011 to 2020, and latterly as economy secretary from 2020 to 2021.

Caledonian Sleeper goes back into public ownership

Jun 25,2023 11:11 am

... Transport Minister Fiona Hyslop said the decision to take the service into public ownership came amidst " substantial uncertainty regarding future market conditions and the pace and impact of the UK government s rail reform process"...

Edinburgh-festivals cancelled due to the coronavirus

Apr 18,2020 6:55 pm

... culture Secretary, Fiona Hyslop, said the festival would be missed greatly ...

Peaky Blinders influences Scotland's top baby names

Feb 16,2020 9:16 am

... The highest climbers within the Top 50s were: Fast-rising entrants into the Top 50 included: What has happened to Jackson? The name dropped 20 places in 2019 Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: It is always a pleasure to read the top baby names of the year, which give an insight into one of the most cherished moments in every parent s life...

Brexit: PM Angela Merkel meets with the call to scrap backstop

Feb 16,2020 5:30 am

... But the SNP s Fiona Hyslop expressed concern that the move to Scotland and the United Kingdom as citizens of unrepresented member States could leave while it was still a member of the EU...

Caledonian Sleeper goes back into public ownership

Feb 16,2020 5:30 am

The Caledonian Sleeper rail service has been formally taken over by the Scottish Government .

Ministers decided Last Year to nationalise the rail franchise and terminate Serco's contract seven years early.

The Scottish Government said it was looking to build on the Caledonian Sleeper 's recent increase in passenger numbers.

Unions have welcomed The Service being taken into public ownership.

The Move comes after ScotRail was Last Year returned to public ownership for the First Time in 25 years.

The current sleeper franchise was awarded to Serco in a deal worth £800m and had been due to run from 2015 to 2030.

The decision to end Serco's contract came after The Company tried to renegotiate The Deal through a " rebase clause" to put the loss-making service on " a more sustainable financial footing".

Transport Minister Fiona Hyslop said the decision to take The Service into public ownership came amidst " substantial uncertainty regarding future market conditions and the pace and impact of the UK government's rail reform process".

She added: " In recent years, the Caledonian Sleeper has flourished, with increasing numbers of people using its unique journey opportunities.

" The Service plays an important role in showcasing The Best of Scotland and I look forward to building on that success in The Years to come. "

The Sleeper service, which has been operating in various forms since 1873, runs overnight trains between Scotland and London.

There is a Lowlander route between London and Glasgow and Edinburgh, and a Highlander route to Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William .

RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said: " With all of its rail passenger services now in public ownership, the Scottish Government needs to commence the long-awaited national conversation on rail without delay.

" At The Heart of this must be investment in expanding and improving services, ruling out cuts to ticket offices and properly staffing Scotland's railway to make it accessible for all. "