Linda Fabiani

Linda Fabiani
Colour photograph of Linda Fabiani
Fabiani in 2019
Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
In office
12 May 2016 – 14 May 2021
Presiding OfficerKen Macintosh
Preceded byElaine Smith
Succeeded byAnnabelle Ewing and
Liam McArthur
Convener of the Scottish Parliament Scotland Bill Committee
In office
21 June 2011 – 23 March 2016
Preceded byWendy Alexander
Minister for Europe, External Affairs, Culture and Gaelic
In office
17 May 2007 – 12 February 2009
First MinisterAlex Salmond
Preceded byPatricia Ferguson (Minister for Gaelic)
Succeeded byMichael Russell
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for East Kilbride
In office
5 May 2011 – 24 March 2021
Preceded byAndy Kerr
Succeeded byCollette Stevenson
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Central Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
6 May 1999 – 5 May 2011
Personal details
Born (1956-12-14) 14 December 1956 (age 67)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
SpouseDuncan McLean
Residence(s)Strathaven, Scotland

Linda Fabiani (born 14 December 1956) HonFRIAS OSSI FCIH is a Scottish politician who served as a Deputy Presiding Officer in the Scottish Parliament from 2016 to 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the East Kilbride constituency from 2011 until her retirement in 2021. She was previously a regional member of the Scottish Parliament for the Central Scotland region from 1999 until 2011.


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