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MP for Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock Write to me at: Parliamentary Office 139 Main Street Ayr KA8 8BX Phone me on: 01292 262906 About Sandra OsborneSandra, second eldest of a family of five, is married with two daughters and two grand-daughters and lives in Symington. Sandra was educated in Paisley and after attending night classes went on to Jordanhill College where she gained the Diploma in Community Education. After working as a community worker in Glasgow she moved to Ayrshire where she spent 14 years as a counsellor with Kilmarnock Women's Aid. After studying two years part time at Strathclyde University she graduated Master of Science in Equality and Discrimination. In 1997 Sandra was one of the shortlisted finalists in the Scottish Woman of the Year Award (Glasgow Evening Times) nominated for her work with abused women. Sandra was the councillor for Whitletts on Kyle and Carrick District Council and South Ayrshire Council where she also served as Convener of Community Services (Housing and Social Work). Sandra is a member of the TGWU and has been active in the Labour Party for over 30 years serving for a time as Ayr CLP Secretary. In May 1997 Sandra was elected MP for Ayr Constituency - its first ever Labour MP and first ever woman MP. Sandra was re-elected in June 2001.
Sandra served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Helen Liddell Secretary of State for Scotland from June 2002 until she stepped down in March 2003 because of her opposition to war with Iraq without a second UN resolution. She had previously served as PPS to George Foulkes, Minister of State at the Scotland Office and his predecessor in that post, Brian Wilson'. She has served as Chair of the Scottish Group of Labour MPs and member of the Scottish Executive of the Labour Party. She is currently Chair of the All Party Group on Meningitis.She was a member of the Kerley Committee on the Renewal of Local Democracy, providing a minority report opposing PR. She was elected MP for the new constituency of Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock on 5 May 2005 with a majority of 9997. In 2005 she was appointed to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. In 2007 the Prime Minister appointed Sandra to the UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Sandra is also secretary of the All Party Group on Columbia and the Women Peace and Security Group. Her political interests include poverty, pensions, women's issues and International Development. She enjoys reading, walking and spending time with the family. |
