Linda Fabiani | |||||||||||||||||
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![]() Fabiani in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | |||||||||||||||||
In office 12 May 2016 – 14 May 2021 Serving with Christine Grahame and Lewis Macdonald | |||||||||||||||||
Presiding Officer | Ken Macintosh | ||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Elaine Smith | ||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Annabelle Ewing and Liam McArthur | ||||||||||||||||
Convener of the Scottish Parliament Scotland Bill Committee | |||||||||||||||||
In office 21 June 2011 – 23 March 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Wendy Alexander | ||||||||||||||||
Minister for Europe, External Affairs, Culture and Gaelic | |||||||||||||||||
In office 17 May 2007 – 12 February 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
First Minister | Alex Salmond | ||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Patricia Ferguson (Minister for Gaelic) | ||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Michael Russell | ||||||||||||||||
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Personal details | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 14 December 1956||||||||||||||||
Political party | Scottish National Party | ||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Duncan 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.