Kirsten Oswald
Kirsten Frances Oswald (born 21 December 1972) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician first elected as the Member of the UK Parliament (MP) for East Renfrewshire in 2015; she was unseated at the 2017 snap election but subsequently re-elected at the 2019 election. She served as the deputy leader of the SNP parliamentary party from 2020 to 2022.
Kirsten Oswald MP | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| SNP Spokesperson for Women and Equalities in the House of Commons | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2021 | |
| Leader | Ian Blackford Stephen Flynn |
| Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons | |
| In office 7 July 2020 – 6 December 2022 | |
| Leader | Ian Blackford |
| Preceded by | Kirsty Blackman |
| Succeeded by | Mhairi Black |
| Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Masterton |
| Majority | 5,426 (9.8%) |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 3 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Paul Masterton |
| Chairman & Business Convener of the Scottish National Party | |
| Assumed office 3 November 2018 | |
| Leader | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Derek Mackay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kirsten Frances Oswald 21 December 1972 Dundee, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse | Davinder Bedi |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
In July 2020, Oswald became the SNP's deputy leader at Westminster, before announcing in December 2022 that she would be standing down from the position. She has been SNP Spokesperson for Women and Equalities since February 2021.
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