Marlyn Glen (born 30 September 1951) is a

Scottish Labour Party Scottish Labour ( gd, Pàrtaidh Làbarach na h-Alba, sco, Scots Labour Pairty; officially the Scottish Labour Party) is a social democratic political party in Scotland. It is an autonomous section of the UK Labour Party. From their peak o ...

politician. She was a

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(MSP) for the North East Scotland region from 2003 to 2011. Glen was born in

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and educated at Kirkton High School. She attended the

University of St Andrews (Aien aristeuein) , motto_lang = grc , mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best , established = , type = Public research university Ancient university , endowment ...

and the

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, and has also completed several

Open University The Open University (OU) is a British public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off- ...

degree courses. Prior to her election to Holyrood, she worked as a teacher in

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Ayr Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...

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and Dundee and is a member of the

Educational Institute of Scotland The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) is the oldest teachers' trade union in the world, having been founded in 1847 when dominies became concerned about the effect of changes to the system of education in Scotland on their professional s ...

trade union. She was also a

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councillor. Her husband, Neil Glen, was also a councillor and died in 2004. She was also an Honorary Vice President of

English-Speaking Union Scotland The English-Speaking Union Scotland (ESU Scotland) is an educational Scotland, Scottish Charitable organization, charity whose purpose, shared with the English-Speaking Union internationally, is to promote international understanding and human ac ...

. Glen is on the left of the Scottish Labour Party and remains a supporter of the

Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament The Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (Scottish CND) is the Scottish representative body of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). The Scottish CND campaigns for the abolition of British nuclear weapons to contribute to the global el ...

. She is also a member of Campaign for Socialism that backed

John McDonnell John Martin McDonnell (born 8 September 1951) is a British politician who served as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2015 to 2020. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Hayes and Harlington since 1997. ...

's then

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's bids for the leadership of the

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