Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP

Shirley-Anne was born in Kirkcaldy in 1974. She was educated at Kirkcaldy High School and the University of Strathclyde where she graduated with a BA (Hons) in Economics and Politics in 1996. After gaining a postgraduate diploma in Housing Studies from the University of Stirling, Shirley-Anne worked as a researcher for Duncan Hamilton MSP before joining the Chartered Institute of Housing as a Policy and Public Affairs Officer (2001 to 2004). Shirley-Anne was Media and Campaigns Officer for the Royal College of Nursing until she entered the Scottish Parliament as an MSP for the Lothians region in 2007. Shirley-Anne is married and has one daughter.

For more information, listen to the podcast about my work as an MSP and my reasons for entering politics - http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/Podcasts/#publicinfob.

 Shirley-Anne's parliamentary biography can be found at the following link - http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/MSP/MembersPages/shirley-anne_somerville/index.htm