Cathy Jamieson

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Cathy Jamieson
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Official portrait, 2003
Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland [a]
Acting
28 June 2008 –13 September 2008
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded by Johann Lamont

I am pleased to be joining the Shadow Treasury team. Every day we hear more about how people across the country are facing rising costs of living, and the fear of unemployment. We know that the Tory-led Government is cutting too far and too fast, and while their plan is hurting, it simply isn't working. Labour believes there is a better way to deal with the economy, and we've launched our 5 point plan for jobs and growth. [31]

In March 2012, two years after Jamieson became MP, the Johnnie Walker factory in Kilmarnock closed, resulting in the loss of more than 700 jobs. Jamieson described it as an "end of an era in Kilmarnock" and pledged to put pressure on Diageo to honour commitments for the "iconic" site to become a point of regrowth in Kilmarnock. [32]

Defeat

At the 2015 general election, Kilmarnock and Loudoun was gained by SNP candidate Alan Brown with a majority of 13,638 and 55.7% of the vote, an increase of 29.7%. [33]

After politics

Since leaving public office, Jamieson has been appointed as the CEO of Care Vision Children's Services. She has since committed much of her time to social work, with Care Vision providing residential and foster placements for vulnerable children and young people in Scotland. [34]

Jamieson joined the board of directors at Kilmarnock Football Club as a director following the Kilmarnock Supporters Society Ltd (The Killie Trust) reaching their £100,000 funding target through the Trust in Killie initiative. This funding allowed Jamieson to take up the position of director on the board of management. Jamieson herself is a lifelong fan of the club. [35]

Personal life

Jamieson currently lives in Mauchline with her husband, Ian Sharpe. [36] She has one son and has been a vegan since 1996. [37] [38] After losing her seat, she became CEO of CareVisions Ltd, a residential child care company in Scotland originating in Dumfries and Galloway. In May 2018, she was appointed to the Kilmarnock Football Club board of directors. [39]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 The party was known as Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland until the 2011 Murphy and Boyack review, when the party changed to Scottish Labour.

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Scottish Parliament
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 Member of the Scottish Parliament for Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley
1999–2011 		Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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2010–2015 		Succeeded by
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