Pam Duncan-Glancy (born 2 November 1981) is a Scottish Labour politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region since May 2021. She is the first permanent wheelchair user elected to the Scottish Parliament.

Early life and career

Duncan-Glancy has a

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in Psychology and an MSc in Health Psychology from the

University of Stirling The University of Stirling (, gd, Oilthigh Shruighlea (abbreviated as Stir or Shruiglea, in post-nominals) is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built ...

, and a Postgraduate certificate in Citizenship and Human Rights from

Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow Caledonian University ( gd, Oilthigh Chailleannach Ghlaschu, ), informally GCU, Caledonian or Caley, is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of The Queen's College, Glasgow (founded in 1875) and G ...

. She sat on the Commission on Strengthening Local Democracy and on the

Commission on Parliamentary Reform The Commission on Parliamentary Reform was an independent group, established in October 2016 by Ken Macintosh, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament. It is chaired by John McCormick and published its report, with recommendations, on ...

. Prior to her election, she worked in public health communications for

NHS Health Scotland NHS Health Scotland was the Scottish national health education and promotion agency. A Special Health Board of NHS Scotland, its goal was to improve the health of the nation, via research, planning, programme implementation and evaluation. NHS H ...

Political career

Duncan-Glancy contested Glasgow North for the general elections in

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and

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, but came second to

Patrick Grady Patrick John Grady (born 5 February 1980) is a Scottish politician. He was elected at the 2015 UK general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow North. He was re-elected for the same constituency in the 2017 general election an ...

, the incumbent SNP MP. She received a 34.5% share of the vote in 2017 and a 31.4% share in 2019. On 1 March 2021, despite not being a parliamentarian at the time, she became Scottish Labour's spokesperson for Social Security in the Scottish Parliament. After being a Labour member for approximately twenty years, Duncan-Glancy became a Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) in 2021. Duncan-Glancy stood in Glasgow Kelvin in 2021 and came third to SNP candidate Kaukab Stewart, but was elected on the

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

regional list on 8 May 2021. During the election count, Duncan-Glancy received significant coverage as she highlighted the issues disabled candidates face when she was denied access to the Glasgow vote count due to the venue's lack of accessibility.

References

External links

* * Pam Duncan-Glancy’s Website
www.GlasgowPam.scot
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan-Glancy, Pam 1981 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of Stirling Alumni of Glasgow Caledonian University British politicians with disabilities Wheelchair users Labour MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament 2021–2026