Kezia Dugdale

Kezia Dugdale
Dugdale in 2019
Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
In office
15 August 2015 – 29 August 2017
DeputyAlex Rowley
UK party leader
Preceded byJim Murphy
Succeeded byRichard Leonard
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
In office
13 December 2014 – 13 June 2015
LeaderJim Murphy
Preceded byAnas Sarwar
Succeeded byAlex Rowley
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Lothian
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
5 May 2011 – 15 July 2019
Succeeded bySarah Boyack[a]
Scottish Labour portfolios
2013–2014Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning
2016–2017Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution
Personal details
Born
Kezia Alexandra Ross Dugdale

(1981-08-28) 28 August 1981
Aberdeen, Scotland
Political partyIndependent (since 2019)
Other political
affiliations
Labour and Co-operative (until 2019)
Spouse(s)
​
(m. 2022)​
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen
University of Edinburgh
WebsiteArchived website

Kezia Alexandra Ross Dugdale (born 28 August 1981)[1] is a Scottish politician. She was the leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2015 until 2017.[2] She was a member of the Scottish Parliament.

In July 2017, it was announced Dugdale was in a relationship with Jenny Gilruth, a Scottish National Party politician.[3] In June 2022, Gilruth and Dugdale married in a private ceremony.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Normally, regional MSPs do not have individual predecessors and successors. However, Dugdale retired her seat during a sitting parliament so was succeeded by Boyack.

References

  1. ↑ "Kezia Dugdale". www.scottish.parliament.uk. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kezia Dugdale quits as Scottish Labour leader". BBC News. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kezia Dugdale in relationship with SNP MSP Jenny Gilruth". BBC News. 15 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Cameron, Lucinda (13 June 2022). "SNP transport minister Jenny Gilruth and former Scottish Labour Kezia Dugdale leader marry". The Scotsman. Retrieved 13 June 2022.