Alison Elliot

For the actress, see Alison Elliott.

Alison Elliot
CBE FRSE
Born (1948-11-27) 27 November 1948 (age 76)
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Occupationacademic session clerk
Known forfirst woman elected as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Academic background
EducationBathgate Academy
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
University of Sussex
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Lancaster
University of Edinburgh

Alison Elliot[1] (born 27 November 1948)[2] is an honorary fellow at New College, Edinburgh.[3] She was the former Associate Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she became the first woman ever to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.[4] An elder and session clerk at Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, she was also the first non-minister to hold this post since George Buchanan in 1567.[citation needed][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Roy2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Elliot, Dr Alison Janet, (born 27 Nov. 1948), Associate Director, Centre for Theology and Public Issues, Edinburgh University, since 2001; Convener, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, 2007–13", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u44338, ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4, retrieved 28 June 2019
  3. ^ "Dr Alison Elliot". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. ^ "[eb|url=https://www.rse.org.uk/about-us/our-people/%7Ctitle=People%7Cdate=2016-07-26%7Cwebsite=The Royal Society of About This Artwork: Jennifer McRae: Alison Elliot, b. 1948. Moderator Elect of the Church of Scotland]". Edinburgh, Scotland: National Galleries of Scotland, retrieved online 29 August 2018.
  5. ^ Smith, L. (Ed.). (1996). Critical readings on Piaget. London: Routledge.