Robison is a Scottish National Party MP who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Dundee City East since around She is the current Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government.
Shona was Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport from November to June From to , she was a member of the North East Scotland District.
| Born | Shona Mc Rory Robison May 26, (55 years) |
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| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Husbands) | stockings (subway. ; division ) [1] |
| Children | 1 daughter |
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| Profession | Community worker, home care organizer |
| Website | sh |
What did Shona Robinson say? Shona Robison addressed MSPs at the Scottish Parliament Building regarding the Scottish Government&#;s Gender Recognition Reform Bill. She called for an end to the nasty, angry and damaging discussion that encompasses changing gender recognition.
She revealed to MSPs that the number of people applying for the orientation recognition cycle could rise from 30 to if the bill passes as productive change is currently underway in Parliament, reports The National.
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Shona Robison and Fiona Hyslop to stand down as MSPs
When the SNP first entered government in Robison was made public health minister.
She next took on a sports brief, overseeing preparations for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.
Robison was promoted to cabinet by First Minister Alex Salmond in , in the role now known as social justice secretary.
She was given a further promotion within the year, as health secretary under new first minister Nicola Sturgeon.
She has been a close friend of Sturgeon throughout their political careers, since the pair were part of the SNP youth wing together.
Robison's tenure as health secretary saw increased government spending and the NHS Scotland workforce hitting a record high - but she faced mounting pressures over NHS performance.
This pressure grew following a series of financial issues at the health board in her own constituency, NHS Tayside.
Shona Robison was born in Redcar in She is the MSP for Dundee City East and is currently the Deputy First Minister, as well as Cabinet Secretary for Finance.
Educated at Alva Academy, she went on to graduate from Glasgow University with a Social Sciences MA and Jordanhill College with a Postgraduate Certificate in Community Education. She previously worked for Glasgow City Council&#;s Social Work Department. She lives in Dundee and has a daughter.
Shona was MSP for the North East from before being elected MSP for Dundee East in (now renamed Dundee City East). Latterly she was Shadow Minister for Health and Social Justice and a member of the Parliament&#;s Health Committee. She was appointed Minister for Public Health in the minority Scottish Government formed after the May election. In February , she additionally assumed responsibility for the sport remit and her title changed to Minister for Public Health and Sport.
After the election, Shona was made Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport. In , with additional responsibilities for Equalities and Pensioners&#; Rights being added to her portfolio, she became a full member of the Scottish Cabinet and served as Cabinet Secret
Profile: former Scottish Health Secretary Shona Robison
MSPs later held a debate focusing mainly on her future, at which the SNP accepted the wording of a Conservative motion concluding that "failing sustained and immediate action, the cabinet secretary for health and sport should be held accountable for the ongoing problems".
During the debate Ms Robison had to look on as Labour and Lib Dem members called for her head, and criticised the Conservatives for not joining them in this.
Criticism was also heard from outwith politics, with the family of a man who took his own life after being refused admission to a mental health centre in Dundee also urging Ms Robison to do the "honourable thing" and resign.
Ms Sturgeon, a close friend of Ms Robison, repeatedly insisted she had full confidence in her health secretary.
As she stepped down, Ms Robison made no mention of these controversies.
Instead she made sure to pay tribute to the efforts of everyone who worked in the health service and say how delighted she was to have approved a 9% pay rise over the next three years.
She also pointed to her achievements in delivering a new GP contract and expanding health
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