Jenny Marra
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland |
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| Assumed office 5 May 2011 |
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| Born | 6 November 1977 Dundee, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews Emory University |
Jenny Marra (born 6 November 1977) is a Scottish Labour Party politician representing the North East Scotland electoral region in the Scottish Parliament since 2011. She is Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport.[1]
Born in Dundee in 1977, she attended St John's High School before going to study history at St Andrews University, where she won a scholarship to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She returned to her home town and spent five years promoting Dundee as a location for students, research and investment as Head of Press at Dundee University.[2] After a stint as the Labour MEPs spokesperson in Brussels and Strasbourg, Marra took a Scots law degree and qualified in both Scots and English law and Scottish legal practice. She is member of the GMB, Community and Amnesty International.[3] In addition to her party posts, Marra is also the Convenor for the Cross Party Group on Deafness.[1] She is a niece of the late musician Michael Marra.[4] In the 2014 Scottish Labour Party leadership election, Marra acted as Co-Chair of Jim Murphy’s campaign.[5]
Marra was re-elected as a list MSP at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Scottish Parliament profile of Jenny Marra
- ↑ Jenny Marra's website
- ↑ Jenny Marra MSP
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