Nanette Lilian Margaret Milne (born 27 April 1942, in

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) is a former

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politician. She served as a

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(MSP) for North East Scotland from 2003 to 2016.

Early life and education

Milne was born on 27 April 1942. Her parents were Hannah L. C. Gordon (''née'' Stephen) and Harold G. Gordon. She was brought up in Aberdeen’s Woodside. She attended the

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, going on to study medicine at the

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graduating with an

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in 1965.

Career

She married Alan Milne in 1965, and together they had two children. In the 1970s she took a break from her profession to raise her children. After her break she worked part-time on

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Politics

Milne joined the

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in 1974. She originally started as a grassroots activist, she then moved on to the committee of her local branch. She then became Chair of her

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, and from 1989 to 1993 was Vice-Chair of the Scottish Conservative Party. She stood for election to the

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in Aberdeen South in 1999. She then stood for the

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seat of

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in the 2001 UK general election and then stood for

again in the 2003 Scottish Parliament elections where she came second to the Liberal Democrats and increased the Conservatives’ share of the vote. She was elected as one of three North East Conservative list MSPs. In February 2005 she was promoted to Conservative spokesman for Health and Community Care. From 1988 to 1999, Milne was elected to

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for the

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ward. For eight years, she was a member of the Council’s Planning Committee and became a founder trustee of the Aberdeen Countryside Project. She was involved in

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as a trustee, supporter and "Friend" of the festival. She also became a trustee of the Aberdeen-Gomel Trust, formed after the

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, and remains an active member of the Friends of

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. Milne served as a governor on the University of Aberdeen Court, and she spearheaded the formation of an informal Alumnus group of Aberdeen graduates that work within the

. Milne stood in the

constituency for the 2007 Scottish elections. She came third, behind the SNP's

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and the Liberal Democrats

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. She was elected as a member on the Regional list for the North East region. She did not stand for re-election in 2016.

References

External links

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Nanette Milne MSP
Scottish Conservative website biography
Nanette Milne MSP
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