Maureen Macmillan

Maureen Macmillan
Member of the Scottish Parliament forHighlands and Islands (1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office 6 May 1999 – 2 April 2007
Personal details
Born	(1943-02-09)9 February 1943 Oban,Scotland
Political party	Scottish Labour Party

Maureen Macmillan(born 9 February 1943 inOban) is aScottish Labour Partypolitician. She was aMember of the Scottish Parliament(MSP) for theHighlands and Islandslist from 1999 until 2007.

Prior to her election she worked as a teacher of English atMillburn Academyin Inverness and in a voluntary capacity with Ross-shire Women's Aid of which she was a founding member. Apart from her work in her native Highlands, she is particularly credited as being the force behind theProtection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001which extended protection of victims ofdomestic violenceto unmarried couples. The Bill was promoted by the then Scottish Parliament Justice and Home Affairs Committee and became the first Committee Bill ever to be enacted into law by the Scottish Parliament.

External links

• Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs:Maureen Macmillan
• Maureen MacMillan MSPprofile at the site of Scottish Labour