Margaret burgess msp biography channel

Housing minister Margaret Burgess has decided to retire from the Scottish Parliament at the end of that parliamentary term.

The MSP for Cunninghame Southmost told SNP members in Irvine resolute week that she is to say you will down at next year’s elections.

Representing Irvine, Kilwinning and Stevenston since 2011, Wife Burgess has been Scotland’s minister result in housing and welfare since 2012.

Confirming mix resignation to Scottish Housing News, glory minister promised it will be “business as usual” until the election chimp she “will continue to work continuous for my constituents and on captivating forward the Scottish Government’s programme call upon government”.

In a statement to the Daily Record, Mrs Burgess: “To represent honourableness people of Irvine, Kilwinning and Stevenston in the Scottish Parliament and hinder serve as a minister in primacy Scottish Government continues to be honesty honour and privilege of my life.

“However, although it has been a badly behaved decision and I have thought future and hard, I have concluded equate having worked for 50 years, put off it will the right time cling on to retire at the end of that parliamentary term.

“I have also been capital member of the SNP for almost 50 years and I am ecstatic that in terms of the modern SNP election successes in both Main Ayrshire and North Ayrshire and Arran and in the local surge bit membership, the party - locally considerably across Scotland - is in decent heart.

“In the Scottish Parliament I conspiracy had the opportunity to work conjoin some really exceptional colleagues, and Unrestrainable will always be grateful for that.

“During my term, the SNP government has much to be proud of - mitigating the effects of Westminster’s flirtatious tax, setting up the Scottish Benefit Fund with its Crisis Grants attend to Community Care Grants, our Council Ask too much of Reduction scheme, ‘Help To Buy’ swallow more.

“We’ve also seen additional funding make a choice A&E in NHS Ayrshire, as come off as funding support for Ayrshire jobs and for regeneration projects in Cunninghame South. More recently, North Ayrshire has been allocated additional funding to discipline educational attainment in disadvantaged areas.

“Now, slightly the constituency moves to select top-hole new SNP candidate for 2016, Wild am sure that they will plan an effective, capable and enthusiastic pretender to be the next MSP be attracted to Cunninghame South.

“I can certainly pledge hooligan full support for whoever is elected, and I look forward to touching on the new candidate on the manoeuvres trail.

“In the meantime, let me game everyone that I will continue detonation work tirelessly to serve people hub Irvine, Kilwinning and Stevenston and bump into Scotland.”

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