Elaine Murray
Elaine Murray | |
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Murray in 2011 | |
| Leader of Dumfries and Galloway Council | |
| In office 23 May 2017 – 5 May 2022 | |
| Deputy | Rob Davidson |
| Preceded by | Ronnie Nicholson |
| Councillor for Nith, Dumfries & Galloway | |
| In office 5 May 2017 – 5 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Colin Smyth |
| Scottish Labour Group Leader, Dumfries & Galloway Council | |
| In office 15 May 2017 – 5 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ronnie Nicholson |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dumfriesshire Dumfries (1999–2011) | |
| In office 6 May 1999 – 23 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Mundell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1954 Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence(s) | Dumfries, Scotland |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh, University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Politician |
Elaine Kildare Murray (born 22 December 1954) is a retired Scottish Labour politician. She was leader of Dumfries and Galloway Council for the 2017–2022 term. She was also the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Dumfries from 1999 to 2011, and then for Dumfriesshire from 2011 to 2016. At the 1999, 2003 and 2007 elections, Murray increased her percentage share of the vote. She was Shadow Minister for the Environment in the Scottish Parliament. She lost her seat in 2016.
In May 2017, Murray was elected one of four councillors in Dumfries and Galloway who represent the Nith ward and was elected the Group Leader of Labour in the council. She did not stand for re-election in 2022.