Roseanna cunningham biography samples

Scottish politician

Roseanna Cunningham (born 27 July ) is a retired Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform from to She was previously Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training from until

She served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Perth from to , and then for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire from to She was formerly Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth and Kinross from to , then for Perth from to

Early life, education and legal practice

Cunningham was born on 27 July in Glasgow to Catherine and Hugh Cunningham,^[1] and spent her early years living in East Lothian and Edinburgh.

In , she emigrated with her family to Perth in Australia, and completed her schooling at John Curtin High School in Fremantle. As a teenager she became interested in politics, and in joined the SNP as an overseas member. In Cunningham graduated from the Uni