Pam Duncan-Glancy | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2021 | |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
Assumed office 6 May 2021 | |
Scottish Labour portfolios | |
2021–2023 | Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Security |
2023–present | Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 November 1981 |
Political party | Scottish Labour |
Alma mater | |
Pam Duncan-Glancy (born 2 November 1981) [1] is a Scottish Labour politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region since May 2021. [2] She is the first permanent wheelchair user elected to the Scottish Parliament. [3]
Duncan-Glancy has a BSc in Psychology and an MSc in Health Psychology from the University of Stirling, and a Postgraduate certificate in Citizenship and Human Rights from Glasgow Caledonian University. [4] She sat on the Commission on Strengthening Local Democracy [5] and on the Commission on Parliamentary Reform. [6] Prior to her election, she worked in public health communications for NHS Health Scotland. [4]
Duncan-Glancy contested Glasgow North for the general elections in 2017 and 2019, but came second to Patrick Grady, the incumbent SNP MP. She received a 34.5% share of the vote in 2017 and a 31.4% share in 2019. [7]
On 1 March 2021, despite not being a parliamentarian at the time, she became Scottish Labour's spokesperson for Social Security in the Scottish Parliament. [8] [9]
After being a Labour member for approximately twenty years, Duncan-Glancy became a Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) in 2021. Duncan-Glancy stood in Glasgow Kelvin in 2021 and came third to SNP candidate Kaukab Stewart, but was elected on the Glasgow regional list on 8 May 2021. [10] She came third despite having to compose a campaign team virtually from scratch, after eleven members of Kelvin Labour executive committee had resigned and refused to campaign for Duncan-Glancy. [11]
During the election count, Duncan-Glancy received significant coverage as she highlighted the issues disabled candidates face when she was denied access to the Glasgow vote count due to the venue's lack of accessibility. [9] [12]