# Janis Hughes

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Scottish politician (born 1958)

Janis Hughes Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Rutherglen In office 6 May 1999 – 2 April 2007 Preceded by New Parliament Succeeded by James Kelly Personal details Born (1958-05-01) 1 May 1958 (age 68) Glasgow, Scotland, UK Party Scottish Labour

**Janis Hughes** (born 1 May 1958) is a [Scottish Labour Party](/source/Scottish_Labour) politician, who was a [Member of the Scottish Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament) (MSP) for [Glasgow Rutherglen](/source/Glasgow_Rutherglen_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)) constituency from 1999 to 2007. In the inaugural election to the parliament in [1999](/source/1999_Scottish_Parliament_election), Hughes won a 25% majority; this increased to nearly 27% in the [2003 election](/source/2003_Scottish_Parliament_election), despite her accruing almost 3,000 fewer votes. In both elections, around 45% of the votes cast were in her favour.

Prior to her election she worked as a nurse and an [NHS](/source/National_Health_Service) administrator. She stood down as an MSP at the 2007 election.[1]

She resided in the [Toryglen](/source/Toryglen) area of Glasgow for some years.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Politics News – The Scotsman"](http://election.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=2248382005). *Election.scotsman.com*. Retrieved 28 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["TV ad's 'paint flats' demolished"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6284791.stm). [BBC News](/source/BBC_News). 21 January 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

## External links

- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: [Janis Hughes](https://www.parliament.scot/msps/current-and-previous-msps/janis-hughes)

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