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MEP, McLeod returned to Scotland in 2009 to stand as an SNP candidate in the European Parliamentary elections. From 2009 to 2011 McLeod was Parliamentary Assistant to
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in Paris. She had looked at issues relating to land ownership, with some efforts made to increase transparency of this.
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On 21 November 2014, she was appointed Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, succeeding
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Davidson, Lorraine (10 May 2011). "Biggest wave of new faces into Holyrood since devolution".
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McLeod joined the SNP in 2004 after leaving her restricted post in the
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who was moved to another ministerial brief. She attended the
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Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
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McLeod was elected to the Scottish Parliament via the
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Member of the European Parliament
Scotland
David Martin
Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
Nicola Sturgeon
Paul Wheelhouse
Roseanna Cunningham
Member of the Scottish Parliament
South Scotland
East Kilbride
South Lanarkshire
Scotland
Scottish National Party
Alma mater
University of Edinburgh
University of Central Lancashire
Scottish National Party
Member of the European Parliament
Scotland
2019 European Parliament election
Brexit
Member of the Scottish Parliament
South Scotland
Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
East Kilbride
Claremont High School
University of Edinburgh
University of Central Lancashire
Scottish Parliament

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