Lesley Laird

Lesley Laird
Official portrait, 2017
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
In office
4 June 2018 – 16 December 2019
Acting: 16 December 2017 – 4 June 2018
LeaderRichard Leonard
Preceded byAlex Rowley
Succeeded byJackie Baillie
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
In office
14 June 2017 – 13 December 2019
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byDavid Anderson
Succeeded byTony Lloyd
Member of Parliament
for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
In office
8 June 2017 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byRoger Mullin
Succeeded byNeale Hanvey
Personal details
Born
Lesley Margaret Langan

(1958-11-15) 15 November 1958 (age 65)
Greenock, Scotland, UK
Political partyLabour
Alma materJames Watt College
Glasgow Caledonian
University

Edinburgh Napier University

Lesley Margaret Laird (née Langan; born 15 November 1958) is a Scottish politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2017 to 2019. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath from 2017 to 2019, and Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland during the same period. Laird was a Member of Fife Council from 2012 to 2018 and served as the Deputy Leader of the Council.