Lesley Hinds

Lesley Hinds
Lesley Hinds
	Lesley Hinds speaking at the 2017 People's Climate March rally in Edinburgh
Leader of Edinburgh City Council
	In office; 1993–1996
Councillor, Edinburgh City Council
	In office; 1984–1996
Preceded by	Mark Lazarowicz
Succeeded by	Keith Geddes
Constituency	Telford ward
	In office; 1996–2007
Constituency	Muirhouse and Drylaw ward
Lord Provost of Edinburgh
	In office; 8 May 2003 – 3 May 2007
Preceded by	Eric Milligan
Succeeded by	George Grubb
Constituency	Inverleith ward
Personal details
Born	3 August 1956; Dundee, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Political party	Scottish Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Martin Hinds (m.1977)
Children	one daughter, one son
Alma mater	Dundee College of Education
Profession	teacher

Lesley Hinds is a Scottish Labour Party politician who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Scotland from 2003 to 2007.

Early life and education

Hinds was born on the 3 August 1956 in Dundee, Scotland to Kenneth and Ena Nicol.[1] She attended Kirkton High School in Dundee and studied at Dundee College of Education.[1] She was a teacher at Deans Primary Schools in West Lothian from 1977 to 1980.[1]

Political career

She was first elected to Edinburgh District Council as a member of the Scottish Labour Party to represent the Telford ward in 1984, later becoming leader of the district council. In 1996 she was elected to represent the Muirhouse and Drylaw ward in the new City of Edinburgh unitary authority. Following the local elections in May 2007 she was one of four councillors representing the new Inverleith ward.

She was elected the Lord Provost of Edinburgh on 8 May 2003, succeeding Eric Milligan, however following elections on 3 May 2007, the Labour Party lost overall control of the City of Edinburgh and was succeeded in the office of Lord Provost by Liberal Democrat George Grubb.

Hinds fought the Edinburgh West seat at the 1997 general election, placing third. At the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections she stood as Labour's candidate in the Edinburgh Western constituency. The seat was won by Colin Keir of the SNP. Hinds came third behind Keir and the Liberal Democrats' Margaret Smith, who had held the seat since 1999.[2]

Hinds was the convener of Edinburgh Council's Transport and Environment Committee from 2012 to 2017.

In 2016 Councillor Hinds announced that she was stepping down from politics and did not contest the Labour Seat of Edinburgh North and Leith, or stand in the 2017 local elections.

Personal life

In 1977 she married Martin Hinds. Together they have a daughter and a son.[1]

External links

References

"Hinds, Lesley Adelaide, (born 3 Aug. 1956), Member (Lab) City of Edinburgh Council, since 1996 (Lord Lieutenant and Lord Provost, City of Edinburgh, 2003–07)", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u10000316, retrieved 26 October 2019
BBC News Election Results for Edinburgh Western

Civic offices
Preceded by Mark Lazarowicz	Leader of Edinburgh City Council 1993 – 1996	Succeeded by Keith Geddes
Preceded by Eric Milligan	Lord Provost of Edinburgh 2003–2007	Succeeded by George Grubb

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[:0-1] "Hinds, Lesley Adelaide, (born 3 Aug. 1956), Member (Lab) City of Edinburgh Council, since 1996 (Lord Lieutenant and Lord Provost, City of Edinburgh, 2003–07)", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u10000316, retrieved 26 October 2019

[2] BBC News Election Results for Edinburgh Western