Jean Urquhart | |
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 Official portrait, 2011 | |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| In office 6 May 2011 – 24 March 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1949 West Lothian, Scotland |
| Political party | RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance (2015–2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2012–2015) Scottish National Party (until 2012) |
| Spouse | Robert Urquhart (died 1995) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | jeanurquhart |
Jean Urquhart MBE (born 17 May 1949) is a Scottish politician. She was formerly a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), first elected in 2011 for the Highlands and Islands region as a Scottish National Party (SNP) member, then continuing to sit as an independent after she left the SNP in October 2012. She had been an SNP councillor at the Highland Council from 2003 to 2011.