Shiona Baird

Shiona Baird (born 14 September 1946) is a Scottish Green politician who was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region from 2003 to 2007, and co-convener of the Scottish Greens from 2004 to 2007.

Shiona Baird
Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office 1 May 2003 – 2 April 2007
Personal details
Born	(1946-09-14) 14 September 1946 (age 78) Hereford, England
Political party	Scottish Greens
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh

She is currently the chairperson of Auchterhouse Community Council.^[1]

Early life

Baird was born on 14 September 1946, in Hereford, England. She is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh. She worked on her family farm near Dundee before standing for election.^[2]

Scottish Parliament

In 2003 she was elected as an MSP for the North East Scotland region. She was a member of the Scottish Parliament Enterprise Committee^[3] and the Scottish Greens' Spokeswoman on enterprise, waste and energy issues.^[4] In November 2005 she criticised Scottish Labour and Scottish Liberal Democrats for "not taking seriously the crucial issues of energy and climate change."^[5]

Baird stood again in the 2007 election but was not elected. Alison Johnstone later took over as co-convener.^[6]

In the 2010 UK general election, Baird stood for Dundee East but was unsuccessful.^[7]