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Marlyn Glen MSP

Marlyn Glen has been an MSP since 2003. She had been a secondary school teacher since 1974 and had worked in Liverpool and Ayrshire before returning to her hometown of Dundee in the early 1990s. She was the Principal Teacher of Support for Learning at Baldragon Academy.

Marlyn has been a lifelong member of the Labour Party and an active trade unionist. She was a councillor on Dundee District Council and President of the EIS Dundee Local Association. She is passionate about nuclear disarmament, social justice and environmental matters.

Marlyn has given a great deal of her time to the Labour Party and has been on the Executive Committee, the Scottish Women's Committee and the Scottish Policy Forum. She is aware that good government requires commitment and dedication and is pleased to be part of the Scottish Parliament.

This introduction was written by Marlyn Glen MSP and is current as of May 2007

Marlyn is a member of the following committees:

Deputy Convener of the Equal Opportunities Committee
Member of the Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee

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Member for:
North East Scotland

Party:
Scottish Labour

Date of Birth:
30 September 1951

Place of Birth:
Dundee, Scotland

Trade Union/Professional Membership:
EIS
UNISON

Education:
1963-1969 Kirkton High School, Dundee
St Andrews University - MA(Hons) in English, Logic & Metaphysics, graduated in 1973
Dundee University - DipEd, obtained in 1974
Open University - BS(Hons), graduated in 1989
Open University - DipSpecial Ed, Obtained in 1996
Open University - BSci(Hons) in Psychology, graduated in 2000

Career History:
1997-2003 Principal Teacher (Support for Learning) Baldragon Academy, Dundee
1992-1997 Senior Teacher (Support for Learning) Craigie High School, Dundee
1976-1981 Assistant Principal Teacher of English, Ravenspark Academy, Irvine
1974 Teacher (English) Stanley Park Comprehensive, Liverpool