Profile

Former Conservative MSP for Lothian

Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election

Left the Scottish Parliament on 12 August 2013 — Died

Also represented Edinburgh Pentlands; Lothians

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Recent appearances

• Scottish Parliament: Creative Scotland (Severance Package for Chief Executive) 11 Dec 2012

  3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the severance package agreed with the chief executive of Creative Scotland, Andrew Dixon, in light of his announcement that he is to leave the organisation in January 2013. (S4T-00158)

• Scottish Parliament: Creative Scotland (Severance Package for Chief Executive) 11 Dec 2012

  I am very disappointed to hear that. I am not quite sure why the Scottish Government should be complicit in a cover-up of the expenditure of considerable sums of public money. In considering her answer to my previous question, the cabinet secretary should acknowledge that we have got into a situation in which the year of creative Scotland has turned into the year of destructive—or...

• Scottish Parliament: Creative Scotland (Severance Package for Chief Executive) 11 Dec 2012

  Can the cabinet secretary confirm that she retains full confidence in the board of Creative Scotland and that following the publication of the internal reviews, which is due to take place on Friday, she will take all necessary steps to restore the confidence of members of the artistic community in Scotland in the organisation?

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