Baroness Goldie
Annabel MacNicoll Goldie, Baroness Goldie (born 27 February 1950) is a Scottish Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland Region.
Political Career
Baroness Goldie joined the House of Lords on the 3rd of October 2013. She was elected to the Scottish Parliament in the 1999 election and became deputy leader of the Scottish Conservatives. On the 31st of October 2005, Goldie became acting Leader after David McLetchie resigned as leader. On May the 9th 2011, Goldie resigned as leader of the Scottish Conservatives. On 3 October 2013, Goldie was created a Life Peer taking the title Baroness Goldie, of Bishopton in the County of Renfrewshire.
Education
Baroness Goldie was educated at Kilmacolm Primary School and Greenock Academy, she went on to study at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, graduating with an LL.B in 1971. She was a solicitor and partner with Glasgow law firm Donaldson, Alexander, Russell & Haddow from 1978 to 2006 and is also an Elder in the Church of Scotland and sits on the West of Scotland Advisory Board of the Salvation Army.
