Cathrine "Cathy" Peattie (born 24 November 1951,
Grangemouth,
Falkirk) is a
Scottish Labour Party politician.
She was the
Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the
Falkirk East constituency from the
1999 Scottish Parliament election
The first election to the devolved Scottish Parliament, to fill 129 seats, took place on 6 May 1999. Following the election, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats formed the Scottish Executive, with Labour Member of the Scottish Parliam ...
until the
2011 Scottish Parliament election
The 2011 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.
The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the Additional M ...
, when she was defeated by
Angus MacDonald of the
Scottish National Party (SNP).
Peattie served as chair of the Scottish Labour Party from 2019 to 2020, with her daughter
Cara Hilton serving as vice-chair during her time in the office and succeeding her as chair.
References
External links
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Cathy Peattienew site for 2011 election
News from Cathy Peattiewordpress blog
1951 births
Living people
People from Grangemouth
Labour MSPs
Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003
Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007
Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011
20th-century Scottish women politicians
Female members of the Scottish Parliament
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