Margaret Ewing | |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Moray | |
In office 6 May 1999 – 21 March 2006 | |
Preceded by | New Parliament |
Succeeded by | Richard Lochhead |
Member of Parliament for Moray | |
In office 11 June 1987 – 14 May 2001 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Pollock |
Succeeded by | Angus Robertson |
Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire | |
In office 10 October 1974 – 7 April 1979 | |
Preceded by | Barry Henderson |
Succeeded by | Norman Hogg |
Personal details | |
Born | Margaret Anne McAdam 1 September 1945 Lanark, Scotland |
Died | 21 March 2006 Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland | (aged 60)
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Spouses | |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow University of Strathclyde |
Profession | Teacher, Journalist |
Margaret Anne Ewing (née McAdam, formerly Bain; 1 September 1945 – 21 March 2006) was a Scottish politician and journalist. She served as a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire from 1974 to 1979 and Moray from 1987 to 2001, and was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Moray from 1999 until 2006.
Ewing was Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party from 1984 to 1987 and leader of the SNP parliamentary group in the House of Commons from 1987 to 1999. She was a candidate for the SNP leadership in 1990.