Sandra Osborne | |
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Member of Parliament for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Ayr (1997–2005) | |
In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Phil Gallie |
Succeeded by | Corri Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | 23 February 1956
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Alastair Osborne |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Strathclyde |
Sandra Currie Osborne (née Clark, born 23 February 1956) is a Scottish Labour politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock from the 2005 to 2015 general elections. She was first elected as MP for the Ayr constituency in 1997, and resigned from a government job in 2003 over the Iraq War. She was a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee from 2005 to 2010 and again from 2013. She was a member of the Defence Select Committee 2010-13 and was a member of the Council of Europe.[1]