Clare Adamson
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Clare Adamson MSP
is an SNP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
and local government Councillor
on North Lanarkshire Council.
but grew up in Wishaw
where her family moved aged 7. She graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University
with the degree of BSc
(Distinction) in Computer Information Systems and is a Member of the British Computer Society
and of the National Union of Journalists
. She is married to John Adamson of Wishaw
, a teacher, by whom she has one son. Her hobbies include painting and watching live music, particularly folk music. She and her husband are members of the National Trust for Scotland
.
Head Quarters Campaign Unit as Project Manager of the SNP’s Activate Project. Her last IT
role was Europe
an Development Manager in a Glasgow
-based software house. Since her election as a MSP
she has taken an active role in the Scottish Accident Prevention Council and the Lanarkshire
International Children's Games
Organising Committee.
At Holyrood
, Adamson represents the constituency of Central Scotland
; she currently serves on the Education
& Culture
and the Equal Opportunities committees. Adamson remains a board member of North Lanarkshire Leisure Trust.
to North Lanarkshire Council in 2003 and was the SNP Westminster
candidate for Lanark & Hamilton East
at the 2010 UK General Election.
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
is an SNP
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
and local government Councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
on North Lanarkshire Council.
Biography
Adamson was born in MotherwellMotherwell
Motherwell is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. The name "Moderwelt" appears on a map of Lanarkshire made by Timothy Pont some time between 1583 and 1611 and printed in the Netherlands in around 1652, although the settlement was probably little more...
but grew up in Wishaw
Wishaw
Wishaw is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow....
where her family moved aged 7. She graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow Caledonian University is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland.The university was constituted by an Act of Parliament on 1 April 1993 as a result of a merger between Glasgow Polytechnic and The Queen's College, Glasgow....
with the degree of BSc
BSC
BSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem...
(Distinction) in Computer Information Systems and is a Member of the British Computer Society
British Computer Society
The British Computer Society, is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in Information Technology in the United Kingdom and internationally...
and of the National Union of Journalists
National Union of Journalists
The National Union of Journalists is a trade union for journalists in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1907 and has 38,000 members. It is a member of the International Federation of Journalists .-Structure:...
. She is married to John Adamson of Wishaw
Wishaw
Wishaw is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow....
, a teacher, by whom she has one son. Her hobbies include painting and watching live music, particularly folk music. She and her husband are members of the National Trust for Scotland
National Trust for Scotland
The National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust for Scotland describes itself as the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to...
.
Political Life
Prior to her election Adamson worked for four years at the SNPScottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
Head Quarters Campaign Unit as Project Manager of the SNP’s Activate Project. Her last IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
role was Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an Development Manager in a Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
-based software house. Since her election as a MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
she has taken an active role in the Scottish Accident Prevention Council and the Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland...
International Children's Games
International Children's Games
The International Children's Games is an International Olympic Committee-sanctioned event held every year where children from cities around the world and between the ages of 12 and 15 participate in a variety of sports.-History:...
Organising Committee.
At Holyrood
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
, Adamson represents the constituency of Central Scotland
Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Central Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament...
; she currently serves on the Education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
& Culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
and the Equal Opportunities committees. Adamson remains a board member of North Lanarkshire Leisure Trust.
Previous Elections
Adamson previously stood for electionNorth Lanarkshire Council election, 2003
Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on the May 1, 2003 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.-Election results:Total number of valid votes cast: 111,847.-Ward results:...
to North Lanarkshire Council in 2003 and was the SNP Westminster
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
candidate for Lanark & Hamilton East
Lanark and Hamilton East (UK Parliament constituency)
Lanark and Hamilton East is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was first used in the general election of 2005...
at the 2010 UK General Election.
External links
- Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) (Scottish.parliament.uk)
- Clare Adamson personal website
- General Election Twitter feed
- Lanarkshire International Children's Games 2011
- Scottish Accident Prevention Council
- STV 2010 General Election profile
- Wishaw Press councillors' expenses review 2008-2009
- Wishaw Press councillors' expenses review 2009-2010
- www.AdamsonAncestry.com