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Lesley Laird

Scottish politician (born 1958)
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17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[9]
Date of birth
November 15, 1958
Place of birth
Greenock
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[5]
Occupation
politician, council member
Position held
member of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2017–2019), Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland (2017–2019)
Educated at
James Watt College, Glasgow Caledonian University, Edinburgh Napier University[6][7][8]
Member of political party
Labour Party[10]
Official website
lesleylaird.com[13]
Website
lesleylaird.com
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[14]
Candidacy in election
2019 United Kingdom general election, 2017 United Kingdom general election[15][16]
Family name
Laird (surname)[11]
Given name
Lesley[12]
Social media followers
5,181, 5,360
🏷️ Also known as
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Lesley Laird Official Parliamentary Photo.jpg ↗
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BBC Things ID
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Companies House officer ID
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Democracy Club candidate ID
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Google Knowledge Graph ID
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OpenSanctions ID
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Parliament.uk member ID
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PublicWhip ID
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Rush Parliamentary Archive ID
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TheyWorkForYou ID
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UK Parliament ID
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UK Parliament thesaurus ID
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Who's Who UK ID
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X (Twitter) username
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Candidacy in election 2
2017 United Kingdom general election, 2019 United Kingdom general election
Educated at 2
Glasgow Caledonian University, Edinburgh Napier University
Occupation 2
politician, council member
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Given name 1
Lesley
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Labour Party
OpenSanctions ID 1
Lesley Laird
Place of birth 1
Greenock
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Lesley Laird was born in Greenock[1]. She was born on November 15, 1958[2]. She worked as a politician[3] and council member[4].

Body

Education

Educated at James Watt College[6], a college[17], in United Kingdom[18]; Glasgow Caledonian University[7], a public university[19], in United Kingdom[20], founded in 1993[21], headquartered in Glasgow[22]; and Edinburgh Napier University[8], a public university[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1965[25], headquartered in Edinburgh[26].

FAQs

Where was Lesley Laird born?

Born in Greenock[1].

What did Lesley Laird do for work?

Lesley Laird worked as politician[3] and council member[4].

Where did Lesley Laird go to school?

Lesley Laird was educated at James Watt College[6], Glasgow Caledonian University[7], and Edinburgh Napier University[8].

Related Entities

Glasgow Caledonian University United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency Level. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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