Marilyn Livingstone (born 30 September 1952) is a Scottish

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politician, who served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Kirkcaldy constituency from 1999 to 2011. Before her election in

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she was the head of the Business School at

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. She was also a councillor on Kirkcaldy District Council and

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. She won re-election from the Kirkcaldy constituency in the 2003 and

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, In the 2011 election she was unsuccessful, losing to the Scottish National Party's David Torrance by 182 votes.

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* 1952 births Living people Scottish Labour councillors Councillors in Fife Labour Co-operative MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011 Female members of the Scottish Parliament 20th-century Scottish women politicians Women councillors in Scotland {{MSP-stub