Mary Macleod
| Mary Macleod | |
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| Member of Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth |
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| In office 6 May 2010 – 8 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Ann Keen |
| Succeeded by | Ruth Cadbury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1969 [1][2] London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Chiswick |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Occupation | Business Consultant |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Church of Scotland |
| Website | MaryMacleod.com |
Mary Macleod (born 4 January 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentford and Isleworth from the 2010 general election until the 2015 general election, when she was defeated by Ruth Cadbury of the Labour Party. After a career in business consulting, she was a policy advisor to Queen Elizabeth II.[3][4]
Early life
Born in London to Scottish parents, she has lived for many years in Chiswick and continues to reside there.[3] She graduated from the University of Glasgow.[4] in Ancient Greek together with Business Studies, but the class of her degree is not known.[5]
Career
On graduation, she joined Andersen Consulting and then Accenture, as a business consulting .[3][4] She was Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer for Group Operations at ABN AMRO, and then Group Communications Head of Transition at Royal Bank of Scotland.[3][4]
Before her election, she was an ambassador for ActionAid, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and served as a policy advisor to HM The Queen and the Royal Household at Buckingham Palace, advising on public relations, communications and "strategic change within the monarchy."[3][4]
Political career
Having unsuccessfully contested Ross, Skye and Inverness West at the 1997 general election, Macleod was elected as the Member of Parliament for Brentford & Isleworth on 7 May 2010.[3][4]
From May 2010, she served on the Home Affairs Select Committee. In September 2010 she was appointment as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon. Nick Herbert MP, Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice. She set up the All Party Parliamentary Group for Women in Parliament, and joined the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme as a Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force. In September 2013, Macleod was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the new Culture Secretary, Maria Miller.[3][4]
She is the primary supporter in the House of Commons for the Equality (Titles) Bill, dubbed the "Downton Abbey Law", which seeks to abolish male only primogeniture in the Peerages.
In April 2014 Macleod accused the media of a "witch hunt" against her boss, Maria Miller, who was the subject of criticism for over-claiming expenses and failing to cooperate with the enquiry.[6] However, the next day Miller resigned.[7]
In July 2014 she said there was a "bullying culture" in the House of Commons and the behaviour of many male MPs was "off-putting to most women."[8] Speaking in advance of the publishing of an report into female representation in Parliament, she suggested that reprimands from the Speaker for misbehaving MPs were "counter-effective", with some of them enjoying the attention.
Macleod was defeated in the 2015 general election by Ruth Cadbury of Labour by less than 500 votes. After the election, Macleod was appointed to a position advising the Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell.[9]
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External links
- Mary Macleod MP official constituency website
- Mary Macleod MP Conservative Party profile
- Brentford and Isleworth Conservatives
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth 2010–2015 |
Succeeded by Ruth Cadbury |
- Use dmy dates from November 2013
- Use British English from November 2013
- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Chiswick
- English people of Scottish descent
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 2010–15
