Lesley Laird | |
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 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 | |
| Leader | Richard Leonard |
| Preceded by | Alex Rowley |
| Succeeded by | Jackie Baillie |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 14 June 2017 – 13 December 2019 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | David Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Tony Lloyd |
| Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | |
| In office 8 June 2017 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Mullin |
| Succeeded by | Neale Hanvey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lesley Margaret Langan 15 November 1958 Greenock, Scotland, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | James 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.