Janis Hughes
Scottish politician (born 1958)
Janis Hughes | |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Rutherglen | |
In office 6 May 1999 – 2 April 2007 | |
Preceded by | New Parliament |
Succeeded by | James Kelly |
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Born | (1958-05-01) 1 May 1958 (age 66) Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
Political party | Scottish Labour |
Janis Hughes (born 1 May 1958) is a Scottish Labour Party politician, who was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Rutherglen constituency from 1999 to 2007. In the inaugural election to the parliament in 1999, Hughes won a 25% majority; this increased to nearly 27% in the 2003 election, despite her accruing almost 3,000 fewer votes. In both elections, around 45% of the votes cast were in her favour.
Prior to her election she worked as a nurse and an NHS administrator. She stood down as an MSP at the 2007 election.[1]
She resided in the Toryglen area of Glasgow for some years.[2]
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External links
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Janis Hughes
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