Kate Forbes
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Age | 34 |
| Date of birth | April 6,1990 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Dingwall |
| United Kingdom | |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| Movies/Shows | All Saints |
| Term Life | |
| The Longest Ride | |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Spous | Alasdair MacLennan; |
| Position | Member of the Scottish Parliament |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament since 2016 | |
| Previous position | Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy of Scotland (2021–2023) |
| Education | Selwyn College, Cambridge |
| Dingwall Academy | |
| The University of Edinburgh | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 412838 |
Kate Forbes Life story
Kate Elizabeth Forbes (born 6 April 1990) is a Scottish politician. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.
Rutherglen and Hamilton West: Should SNP's Humza Yousaf be worried?
... The SNP s 16 year Holyrood reignAll of that is uncomfortable for a leader whose; Kate Forbes, whom he beat in the SNP leadership election, casts a long shadow from the back benches, a constant reminder that others with ambitions to lead have recently been available...
Memorial celebrates 'radical spirit of Scotland' Winnie Ewing
... First Minister Humza Yousaf, Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone and Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch MSP Kate Forbes all gave readings...
How have Humza Yousaf's first 100 days as first minister gone?
... That was a particular challenge for the man billed as the Sturgeon continuity candidate in the leadership race - which ended in an incredibly tight victory over Kate Forbes in the second round of counting...
Kate Forbes says people of faith are fearful of politics
...By Aleem MaqboolReligion editor, BBC NewsThe lingering sense of shock Kate Forbes still feels at the scale of the backlash against her during the race for Scotland s highest political office is very clear...
Thousands join march for Scottish independence
... " We are not looking backwards with Britain but forwards to a better Scotland" SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes was also scheduled to speak but on Saturday due to flu...
SNP will be in trouble without action, says Kate Forbes
...By Nick EardleyBBC chief political correspondentThe SNP " will be in trouble" unless the leadership takes " decisive action" on its internal affairs, former leadership candidate Kate Forbes has warned...
Keir Starmer: Labour needs to win back Scottish seats
... She was who narrowly defeated rival Kate Forbes in an SNP leadership contest that exposed deep divisions within the party...
Decision on gender reform legal battle 'imminent' - Yousaf
... Ash Regan, who went on to challenge Mr Yousaf in the SNP leadership race, Another leadership candidate, Kate Forbes, was on maternity leave when the vote took place but she said she would not have backed the bill...
Memorial celebrates 'radical spirit of Scotland' Winnie Ewing
Former First Minister Alex Salmond has led tributes to SNP politician Winnie Ewing at a memorial service in Inverness.
Known famously as Madame Ecosse,.
She became Scotland 's first SNP female parliamentarian After Her shock victory at the Hamilton by-election in 1967.
Mr Salmond told The Service in Inverness Cathedral Mrs Ewing was " the true radical spirit of Scotland ".
He added: " Winnie's commitment to Scotland was instinctive, heartfelt, her Scottish nationalism The Product of a loving family upbringing even through the turbulence of wartime Scotland .
" Her real achievement was to tilt the Axis Of Scottish politics, to put Scottish independence on the map and help define it as a positive, forward-looking, internationalist force.
" All That and to have the genius to define it in one single phrase ringing through The Years ; 'Stop The World - Scotland wants to get on'".
Mr Salmond ended by saying The Poet Hugh Macdiarmid had once described Robert Burns as " the true radical spirit of Scotland " and said that is " exactly how we should remember Winnie Ewing ".
A second eulogy was given by former Scottish Government Health Secretary Alex Neil Who Said Mrs Ewing had " changed The Face of British politics forever".
First Minister Humza Yousaf , Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone and Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch MSP Kate Forbes all gave readings.
Mr Yousaf earlier told Bbc Scotland that Mrs Ewing had been a " colossus of our movement".
He added: " It is actually hard to put into words just what an impact she has had not just on the SNP, The Cause of independence but on the country as a whole.
" She is immortalised in our party and our movement. "
Other attendees included former Scottish Government finance secretaries John Swinney and Derek Mackay , as well as ex-health secretary Jeane Freeman .
Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross was also at The Service and said that Mrs Ewing had served the Highlands well during her time as a parliamentarian.
He added: " She was a trailblazer not just for the Independence Movement but also for women in politics. "
As well as serving in both the UK and Scottish Parliaments, Mrs Ewing was also a member of the European Parliament from 1975 to 1999, becoming known as Madame Ecosse and being given the title Mother of the European Parliament .
In July 2001, she announced her intention to Stand Down as a list MSP for the Highlands and Islands ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections.
Mrs Ewing is Survived By three children and four grandchildren.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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