Kirsten Oswald | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| SNP Spokesperson for Women and Equalities in the House of Commons | |
| In office 1 February 2021 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Leader | Ian Blackford Stephen Flynn |
| Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons | |
| In office 7 July 2020 – 6 December 2022 | |
| Leader | Ian Blackford |
| Preceded by | Kirsty Blackman |
| Succeeded by | Mhairi Black |
| Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Masterton |
| Succeeded by | Blair McDougall |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 3 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Paul Masterton |
| Chairman & Business Convener of the Scottish National Party | |
| In office 3 November 2018 – 18 November 2023 | |
| Leader | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Derek Mackay |
| Succeeded by | Angela Constance |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kirsten Frances Oswald 21 December 1972 Dundee, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse | Davinder Bedi |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Kirsten Frances Oswald (born 21 December 1972)[1] is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician first elected as the Member of the UK Parliament (MP) for East Renfrewshire in 2015; she was unseated at the 2017 snap election but subsequently re-elected at the 2019 election. She served as the deputy leader of the SNP parliamentary party from 2020 to 2022, as well as Chairman and Business Convener of the Scottish National Party from 2018 to 2023.
In July 2020, Oswald became the SNP's deputy leader at Westminster, before announcing in December 2022 that she would be standing down from the position. She has been SNP Spokesperson for Women and Equalities since February 2021.[2]
- ^ Dale, Iain; Smith, Jacqui (14 November 2019). The Honourable Ladies: Volume II: Profiles of Women MPs 1997–2019. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 9781785904479. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ SNP, the (10 December 2022). "The real opposition: meet your new SNP Westminster Frontbench". Scottish National Party. Retrieved 11 December 2022.