Malcolm George Richardson Chisholm (born 7 March 1949) is a Scottish politician who served as

Minister for Health and Community Care The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, commonly referred to as the Health Secretary, is a cabinet position in the Scottish Government. The Cabinet Secretary is responsible for the Health and Social Care Directorates and NHS Scotland. ...

from 2001 to 2004 and Minister for Communities from 2004 to 2006. A member of the

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, he was

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(MP) for Edinburgh North and Leith, formerly Edinburgh Leith, from

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and

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(MSP) for the equivalent seat and its

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from

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Career

Chisholm was

for Edinburgh Leith from

, then Edinburgh North and Leith from

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. He served as a

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responsible for local government and transport minister for a few months in 1997; but resigned over single parent benefit cuts. He remained an MP until 2001, when he stood down from the

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in order to concentrate on the

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, to which he was elected in 1999 for the same constituency. Chisholm became

in 2001, then Minister for Communities from October 2004. As Minister for Health and Community Care, he introduced and oversaw the passage of the National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Bill which brought about the abolition of NHS Trusts in Scotland and the creation of Community Health Partnerships. As Minister for Communities, Chisholm oversaw investment in the building of affordable homes, approved a proposal from Fife Council for a moratorium on council house sales in order to maintain the supply of affordable housing, developed reforms of planning policy to protect green spaces, and extended the Central Heating Programme and Warm Deal to provide and refurbish heating systems for pensioners. In December 2006, Chisholm criticised the decision to renew Britain's

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nuclear deterrent, in opposition to

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, leading to speculation that Chisholm might be removed from office. He subsequently resigned on 21 December 2006 after supporting a motion passed by the

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that opposed the replacement of the nuclear submarines. On 17 September 2007, Chisholm was appointed Shadow Minister for Culture and External Affairs by new Scottish Labour leader, Wendy Alexander. In September 2008, Chisholm returned to the backbenches. In April 2014, Chrisholm announced his intent to stand down at the 2016 election, with

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replacing him as Labour candidate in the Edinburgh Northern and Leith seat.

References

External links

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Malcolm Chisholm MSP
Profile at Labour party website
Malcolm Chisholm MSP, Edinburgh North and Leith
Constituency website
Minister quits for second time
BBC Scotland profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Chisholm, Malcolm 1949 births Living people Scottish Labour MPs Labour MSPs UK MPs 1992–1997 UK MPs 1997–2001 Scottish schoolteachers People educated at George Watson's College Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–2016 Health ministers of Scotland Members of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Edinburgh constituencies