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Scottish politician (born 1954)

Cathie Craigie Craigie in 2009 Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Jamie Hepburn Personal details Born (1954-04-14) 14 April 1954 (age 72) Stirling, Scotland Party Scottish Labour

**Cathie Craigie** (born 14 April 1954) is a former [Scottish Labour](/source/Scottish_Labour) politician who served as [Member of the Scottish Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament) (MSP) for the [Cumbernauld and Kilsyth](/source/Cumbernauld_and_Kilsyth_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)) constituency from [1999](/source/1999_Scottish_Parliament_election) to [2011](/source/2011_Scottish_Parliament_election).

## Early life and career

Craigie was born in [Stirling](/source/Stirling%2C_Scotland) on 14 April 1954.[1] She was a district councillor of [Cumbernauld and Kilsyth](/source/Cumbernauld_and_Kilsyth_(district)) from 1984 to 1994 and district leader from 1994 to 1996. She served as a [North Lanarkshire](/source/North_Lanarkshire) councillor between 1996 and 1999.[2]

## Parliamentary career

Craigie was first elected to the [Scottish Parliament](/source/Scottish_Parliament) at the [1999 election](/source/1999_Scottish_Parliament_election).[3] She was re-elected to represent the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency in [2003](/source/2003_Scottish_Parliament_election) with a majority of 520 votes[4] and in [2007](/source/2007_Scottish_Parliament_election) with an increased majority of 2,079.[5] However, at the [2011 election](/source/2011_Scottish_Parliament_election), she lost her seat to [Jamie Hepburn](/source/Jamie_Hepburn) of the [Scottish National Party](/source/Scottish_National_Party) (SNP) by 3,459 votes.[6]

Craigie was a member of the Justice Committee and the Petitions Committee in the Scottish Parliament.[3] She was the first woman to successfully steer a Member's Bill, The Mortgage Rights (Scotland) Act, which provides greater protection for those facing repossession, through the parliament. Craigie was also the convenor of the Cross-Party group on Deafness, and was in the process of steering a British Sign Language Bill through the Scottish Parliament before losing her seat.[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Craigie, Cathie"](https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-12224/version/3). *WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO*. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U12224](https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fww%2F9780199540884.013.U12224). Retrieved 7 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Labour losers at the Scottish election"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13302981). *BBC News*. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-parliament_scot_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-parliament_scot_3-1) ["Cathie Craigie"](https://www.parliament.scot/msps/30164.aspx). *www.parliament.scot*. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Scottish elections: the key seats"](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2007/mar/29/scotland.devolution). *The Guardian*. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["BBC NEWS | Election 2007 | Scottish Parliament | Election Result: Cumbernauld & Kilsyth"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2007/scottish_parliment/html/172.stm). *news.bbc.co.uk*. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Election results 2011: Scottish parliament results in full"](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/may/05/scotland-election-results-2011). *The Guardian*. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Curtainsfor Cathie"](https://www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk/news/curtainsfor-cathie-2800512?amp). *www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk*. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

## External links

- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: [Cathie Craigie](https://www.parliament.scot/msps/current-and-previous-msps/cathie-craigie)

- [Cathie Craigie MSP](https://web.archive.org/web/20060825142148/http://www.cathiecraigie.co.uk/) Personal website

- [Cathie Cragie MSP](https://web.archive.org/web/20090107105848/http://www.scottishlabour.org.uk/cumbernauld_and_kilsyth) Biography at Labour party website.

Scottish Parliament New constituency Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 1999–2011 Succeeded by Jamie Hepburn

v t e Former Labour Party MSPs By date first representing Scottish Labour in the Scottish Parliament 1999 Wendy Alexander Scott Barrie Sarah Boyack Rhona Brankin Bill Butler Malcolm Chisholm Cathie Craigie Margaret Curran Susan Deacon Donald Dewar Helen Eadie Patricia Ferguson Sam Galbraith Karen Gillon Trish Godman Rhoda Grant Iain Gray Hugh Henry John Home Robertson Janis Hughes Gordon Jackson Sylvia Jackson Cathy Jamieson Margaret Jamieson Andy Kerr Johann Lamont Marilyn Livingstone Jack McConnell Lewis Macdonald Angus MacKay Kate Maclean Ken Macintosh Maureen Macmillan Paul Martin John McAllion Frank McAveety Tom McCabe Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale Henry McLeish Michael McMahon Duncan McNeil Des McNulty Alasdair Morrison Bristow Muldoon Mary Mulligan Elaine Murray Irene Oldfather Peter Peacock Cathy Peattie Richard Simpson Elaine Smith Elaine Thomson Mike Watson Ian Welsh Karen Whitefield Allan Wilson 2001 Brian Fitzpatrick 2003 Richard Baker Marlyn Glen Christine May 2005 Charlie Gordon 2007 Baron Foulkes of Cumnock James Kelly John Park David Stewart David Whitton 2011 Claudia Beamish Kezia Dugdale Mary Fee Neil Findlay Hanzala Malik Jenny Marra Margaret McCulloch Margaret McDougall Siobhan McMahon Anne McTaggart Graeme Pearson John Pentland Drew Smith 2012 Jayne Baxter 2013 Cara Hilton 2014 Alex Rowley 2016 Lesley Brennan Monica Lennon Richard Leonard Colin Smyth 2021 Foysol Choudhury Pam Duncan-Glancy Paul O'Kane Mercedes Villalba Martin Whitfield 2025 Davy Russell

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