# Marlyn Glen

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Scottish politician (born 1951)

Marlyn Glen Glen in 2009 Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) In office 1 May 2003 – 22 March 2011 Personal details Born (1951-09-30) 30 September 1951 (age 74) Dundee, Scotland Party Scottish Labour Party Alma mater Open University, University of St Andrews Website [1]

**Marlyn Glen** (born 30 September 1951) is a [Scottish Labour Party](/source/Scottish_Labour_Party) politician. She was a [Member of the Scottish Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament) (MSP) for the [North East Scotland](/source/North_East_Scotland_(Scottish_Parliament_electoral_region)) region from 2003 to 2011.[1][2]

Glen was born in [Dundee](/source/Dundee) and educated at [Kirkton High School](/source/Baldragon_Academy). She attended the [University of St Andrews](/source/University_of_St_Andrews) and the [University of Dundee](/source/University_of_Dundee), and has also completed several [Open University](/source/Open_University) degree courses. Prior to her election to [Holyrood](/source/Scottish_Parliament), she worked as a teacher in [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool), [Ayr](/source/Ayr), [Irvine](/source/Irvine%2C_North_Ayrshire) and Dundee and is a member of the [Educational Institute of Scotland](/source/Educational_Institute_of_Scotland) trade union. She was also a [Dundee District Council](/source/Politics_of_Dundee) councillor. Her husband, Neil Glen, was also a councillor and died in 2004. She was also an Honorary Vice President of [English-Speaking Union Scotland](/source/English-Speaking_Union_Scotland).

Glen is on the left of the Scottish Labour Party and remains a supporter of the [Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament](/source/Scottish_Campaign_for_Nuclear_Disarmament). She is also a member of [Campaign for Socialism](/source/Campaign_for_Socialism) that backed [John McDonnell](/source/John_McDonnell)'s then [Jeremy Corbyn](/source/Jeremy_Corbyn)'s bids for the leadership of the [UK Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-session3_1-0)** ["Previous MSPs: Session 3 (2007–2011): Marlyn Glen"](http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msps/26582.aspx). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Labour MSP Marlyn Glen to stand down"](http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Dundee/article/4646/labour-msp-marlyn-glen-to-stand-down.html). *The Courier*. Retrieved 28 October 2011.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

## External links

- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: [Marlyn Glen](https://www.parliament.scot/msps/current-and-previous-msps/marlyn-glen)

- [Marlyn Glen](http://www.mglen.org.uk) Personal website

- [Marlyn Glen MSP](http://marlynglenmsp.wordpress.com/) Old blog

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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