Carol Monaghan (born 2 August 1972) is a

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(SNP) politician who was elected

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(MP) for

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in the general election in May 2015. She is the SNP Education spokesperson in the

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Education

Monaghan studied at

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, graduating with a BSc (Hons) in Laser Physics and Optoelectronics in 1993.

Career

Monaghan had formerly been a physics teacher at Glasgow west end independent school

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, and head of science at

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but left the post to concentrate on campaigning before the 2015 general election. Following the 2017 general election, Monaghan was appointed the SNP's Westminster Spokesperson for Education, Armed Forces and Veterans. Monaghan has campaigned for an armed forces representative body on a statutory footing. Monaghan has campaigned on the issue of research, treatment and attitudes towards myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), leading two

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debates in 2018, and a full debate in the

in 2019.

Personal life

Monaghan is married to Glasgow City SNP councillor and physics teacher Feargal Dalton, and they have two daughters and a son from a previous partner. She is a practising

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External links

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on SNP website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Monaghan, Carol 1972 births Living people Alumni of the University of Strathclyde Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies Politicians from Glasgow Scottish National Party MPs Scottish Roman Catholics Scottish schoolteachers UK MPs 2015–2017 UK MPs 2017–2019 UK MPs 2019–present 21st-century Scottish women politicians 21st-century Scottish politicians