Christine Jardine

Christine Jardine
MP
Official Parliamentary portrait, June 2017
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Scotland
Assumed office
12 October 2017
Leader Sir Vince Cable
Preceded by Jamie Stone
Member of Parliament
for Edinburgh West
Assumed office
9 June 2017
Preceded by Michelle Thomson
Majority 2,988 (5.7%)
Personal details
Born Christine Anne Jardine
1960 (age 57–58)
Political party Liberal Democrats
Website www.libdems.org.uk/christine_jardine

Christine Anne Jardine[1] (born November 1960)[2] is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician.[3] She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP)[4] for Edinburgh West in 2017.

Education and career

Jardine was educated at Braidfield High School[5] and the University of Glasgow, where she graduated with a MA(Hons).[6]

She is a former journalist, who worked for BBC Scotland and was editor of the Press Association in Scotland. She also taught journalism at the Universities of Strathclyde, Robert Gordons and West of Scotland.[7]

In 2011 she was appointed Scotland media adviser to the Coalition Government.[8]

During her career she has worked in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness and Glasgow.

Personal life

Christine was married for 30 years to Calum Macdonald, the Digital Editor for the Herald and Times Group. He died during the 2017 General Election campaign. They have one daughter.[9]

Political career

Jardine was elected for the Edinburgh West constituency in the 2017 UK general election, succeeding independent MP Michelle Thomson who had been elected as a member of the SNP. Jardine received 18,108 votes and 34.4% of the overall vote.[10]

She is the Liberal Democrats Scotland Spokesperson[11] and sits on the Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster.[12] She also speaks on Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in the House of Commons.

References

  1. ↑ "Christine Jardine MP". myparliament.info. MyParliament. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Christine Anne JARDINE". Companies House. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Tomos Utting (9 June 2017). "Christine Jardine wins Edinburgh West". Edinburgh Lib Dems. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Christine Jardine MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Jardine, Christine. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "University of Glasgow - Alumni - Our alumni - Life after Glasgow - Notable alumni". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "LinkedIn Profile - Christine Anne Jardine". LinkedIn. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Ian Swanson (22 April 2017). "Christine Jardine favourite to fight for Edinburgh West seat". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Obituary - Calum Macdonald, journalist and crosswords editor who spent 25 years at The Herald". The Herald. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "General Election Results 2017 - Seat: Edinburgh West". The Scotsman. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  11. ↑ Phyllis Stephen (12 October 2017). "Jardine now LibDem Scottish Affairs spokesman". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Membership - Scottish Affairs Committee". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Michelle Thomson		 Member of the Parliament for Edinburgh West
2017–present		 Incumbent


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