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Roseanna Cunningham was born on 27 July, 1951 in Glasgow, Scotland, is a Scottish politician. Discover Roseanna Cunningham's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 27 July, 1951
Birthday 27 July
Birthplace Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality Scottish

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1951

Roseanna Cunningham (born 27 July 1951) is a retired Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform from 2016 to 2021.

Cunningham was born on 27 July 1951 in Glasgow to Catherine and Hugh Cunningham, and spent her early years living in East Lothian and Edinburgh.

1960

In 1960, she emigrated with her family to Perth in Australia, and completed her schooling at John Curtin High School in Fremantle.

1969

As a teenager, she became interested in politics, and in 1969 joined the SNP as an overseas member.

1970

She had initially been left off the SNP's candidate shortlist over her brief relationship in the 1970s with Donald Bain, then husband of SNP MP Margaret Ewing, on the grounds that the issue could prove an embarrassment to the party.

Cunningham said the affair had begun after the couple had separated.

She was put back in contention following an intervention by the then party leader Alex Salmond, and after Ewing made clear she had no objection to Cunningham's candidature.

1975

In 1975 Cunningham graduated from the University of Western Australia with a BA Hons in politics.

1976

She returned to Scotland in 1976.

1977

She worked as a research assistant at SNP headquarters from 1977 to 1979, and was a member of the left-wing 79 Group inside the SNP during the early 1980s, but avoided expulsion as she was not a member of its steering committee (future SNP leader Alex Salmond by contrast who served on the 79 Group committee was expelled, while Margo MacDonald resigned from the party in protest before she could be expelled).

1980

Cunningham returned to university in 1980, graduating from the University of Edinburgh in 1982 with a Bachelor of Laws degree, followed in 1983 by a Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Aberdeen.

She worked as a solicitor for Dumbarton District Council and Glasgow District Council.

1990

After a brief period in private practice, she was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1990.

1992

In the 1992 general election Cunningham stood in the Perth and Kinross constituency, losing by around 2,000 votes.

1995

She was formerly Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth and Kinross from 1995 to 1997 then for Perth 1997 to 2001.

In 1995, she gained the seat in the Perth and Kinross by-election succeeding the recently deceased Conservative MP, Sir Nicholas Fairbairn.

1997

In the 1997 election, she stood for the Perth constituency and was elected.

1999

She served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Perth from 1999 to 2011, and then for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire from 2011 to 2021.

In 1999 she became the MSP for Perth.

2000

In 2000, she was elected the SNP Senior Vice-Convener (depute leader).

Also in that year, she helped establish the Scottish Left Review publication.

2001

She stood down as an MP in 2001, to concentrate on the Scottish Parliament.

2004

John Swinney announced his resignation as leader of the SNP on 22 June 2004, and on the same day, Cunningham announced that she would be a candidate in the subsequent election for the party leadership.

In the early stages of the campaign, she appeared to be the clear front-runner, but former leader Alex Salmond entered the race just before nominations closed and Cunningham finished a distant second.

2006

In December 2006, she led an unsuccessful attempt to prevent same-sex couples from gaining the right to adopt children, despite having previously been named ScotsGay Parliamentarian of the Year in 1998.

2009

In the first reshuffle of the SNP Government in February 2009, Cunningham was appointed as Minister for the Environment.

2010

In December 2010, she also took on portfolio responsibility for climate change, becoming Minister for the Environment and Climate Change.

2011

After the 2011 election, which saw an SNP landslide, she was appointed Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs with special responsibility for tackling sectarianism.

2014

She was previously Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training from 2014 until 2016.

When legislation to introduce same-sex marriage in Scotland was passed by the Scottish Parliament in February 2014, she voted against the bill.

In Nicola Sturgeon's first reshuffle in November 2014, she was promoted to Cabinet as Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training.

2020

She announced on 21 August 2020 that she would step down as an MSP in the 2021 Scottish election.