Margaret Ewing

Margaret Ewing
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Moray
In office
6 May 1999 – 21 March 2006
Preceded byNew Parliament
Succeeded byRichard Lochhead
Member of Parliament
for Moray
In office
11 June 1987 – 14 May 2001
Preceded byAlexander Pollock
Succeeded byAngus Robertson
Member of Parliament
for East Dunbartonshire
In office
10 October 1974 – 7 April 1979
Preceded byBarry Henderson
Succeeded byNorman Hogg
Personal details
Born
Margaret Anne McAdam

(1945-09-01)1 September 1945
Lanark, Scotland
Died21 March 2006(2006-03-21) (aged 60)
Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
Spouses
Donald Bain
(m. 1968; div. 1980)
(m. 1983)
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
University of Strathclyde
ProfessionTeacher, 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.