Rhona Brankin

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Background

Brankin is a graduate of the University of Aberdeen and before entering the Scottish Parliament she was a teacher and a lecturer on special educational needs. She was former Chair of the Scottish Labour Party.[1] She is married with two grown-up daughters.[2]

In early 2000, Brankin was diagnosed with breast cancer.[2] She had a mastectomy at St. John's Hospital in Livingston, which successfully removed the cancer.[3]

Scottish Parliament

Brankin was Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport in the Scottish Executive from 1999 to 2000 and Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development from 2000 to 2001.[4] In October 2004 she was appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Community care, returning to the Environment and Rural Development portfolio in June 2005.[5] In January 2007 she was promoted to Minister for Communities after the resignation of Malcolm Chisholm.[6] Following Labour's defeat at the hands of the SNP at the May 2007 election, Brankin became shadow Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning.[7] She was convener of the Public Petitions Committee from June 2010.[8]

Prior to the 2011 elections, Brankin announced her decision not to stand for re-election, retiring from Holyrood after 12 years.[9] The Midlothian constituency underwent boundary changes, and the two new constituencies created, Midlothian North and Musselburgh, and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, were won by the SNP.

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 Member of the Scottish Parliament for Midlothian
1999–2011 Template:S-ttl/check 		Constituency abolished
Political offices
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