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Alison Johnstone | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2021 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Ken Macintosh |
| Co-Leader of the Greens in the Scottish Parliament | |
| In office 3 March 2019 – 5 May 2021 Serving with Patrick Harvie | |
| Preceded by | Position established[a] |
| Succeeded by | Lorna Slater (as Co-Leader of the Scottish Greens) |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothian (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2011 | |
| Scottish Green portfolios | |
| 2011–2021 | Health, Sport, Social Security, Children and Young People |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1965[1] Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Political party | Independent (since 2021)[b] |
| Other political affiliations | Scottish Greens (until May 2021)[2] |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | Official website |
Alison Johnstone (born 11 October 1965) is a Scottish politician who has served as the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament since 2021. Elected as a member of the Scottish Greens, she relinquished her party affiliation on becoming Presiding Officer.[2] She has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothian region since 2011.[4]
Johnstone was born and raised in Edinburgh, where she attended St. Augustine's High School.[5] She worked as an assistant to Robin Harper, the first ever elected Green Party politician in the UK. In 2007, Johnstone was nominated unopposed as co-convenor of the Scottish Greens, serving alongside Harper. The same year she was elected to the City of Edinburgh Council, representing the Meadows/Morningside ward until 2012. In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, she was elected as an additional member of the Lothian region. Following the 2019 Scottish Green co-leadership election, Johnstone served as the co-leader within the Scottish Parliament, until the 2021 election.
Following the election to the 6th Scottish Parliament, Johnstone was the only candidate to run for Presiding Officer. She received 97 votes in-favour and was elected unopposed as Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament. Johnstone is the second female and first Green Party member to hold the position of office.
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- ^ Chris Marshall and Carla Gray (7 May 2011). "Scottish Parliament election: Profiles of the candidates elected to serve in Edinburgh". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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- ^ Lindsey Johnstone (6 May 2011). "Scotland fails to go Green". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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