Sylvia Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Stirling | |
| In office 6 May 1999 – 2 April 2007 | |
| Preceded by | New Parliament |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Crawford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1946 Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 27 July 2022 (aged 75) Winchester, England |
| Political party | Scottish Labour Party |
Sylvia Jackson (3 December 1946 – 27 July 2022) was a Scottish Labour Party politician, and former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP).
In the Scottish Parliament election on 3 May 2007, she lost the Stirling constituency, which she had held since 1999, to Bruce Crawford of the SNP.
Prior to her election she has worked as a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and as a chemistry teacher.
Jackson died from cancer at a hospice in Winchester, on 27 July 2022, at the age of 75.[1][2]