Jayne Baxter

Jayne Baxter (born 5 November 1955)[1] is a Scottish Labour Party politician and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region. She succeeded John Park when he resigned his list seat to take up a position with the Community trades union.

Jayne Baxter
Baxter in 2012
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Mid Scotland and Fife
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
7 December 2012 – 23 March 2016
Preceded byJohn Park
Personal details
Born (1955-11-05) 5 November 1955
Political partyScottish Labour Party
Alma materEdinburgh Napier University

A lifelong resident of Fife, she graduated from Edinburgh Napier University in 1995.[2] She currently serves as constituency agent for Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Alex Rowley.[3]

Baxter was Labour's second candidate on the Scotland constituency list in the 2019 European Parliament election.

References
  1. "Benedetti is youngest new entry in Who's Who book". www.scotsman.com.
  2. "Fife councillor Jayne Baxter sworn in as Holyrood's newest MSP". STV News. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  3. "Richard Leonard accused of 'stitch up' over MEP candidate selection". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 31 October 2019.


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