Malcolm George Richardson Chisholm (born 7 March 1949) is a former Scottish politician who served as Minister for Health and Community Care from 2001 to 2004 and

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from 2004 to 2006. A member of the

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, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh North and Leith, formerly Edinburgh Leith, from

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and

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(MSP) for the equivalent seat and its

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Career

Chisholm was Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Leith from

, then Edinburgh North and Leith from

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. He served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland responsible for local government and transport minister for a few months in 1997; but resigned over single parent benefit cuts. He remained an MP until 2001, when he stood down from the

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in order to concentrate on the

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, to which he was elected in 1999 for the same constituency. Chisholm became Minister for Health and Community Care in 2001, then

from October 2004. As Minister for Health and Community Care, he introduced and oversaw the passage of the National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Bill which brought about the abolition of NHS Trusts in Scotland and the creation of Community Health Partnerships. As Minister for Communities, Chisholm oversaw investment in the building of affordable homes, approved a proposal from Fife Council for a moratorium on council house sales in order to maintain the supply of affordable housing, developed reforms of planning policy to protect green spaces, and extended the Central Heating Programme and Warm Deal to provide and refurbish heating systems for pensioners. In December 2006, Chisholm criticised the decision to renew Britain's

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nuclear deterrent, in opposition to

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, leading to speculation that Chisholm might be removed from office. He subsequently resigned on 21 December 2006 after supporting a motion passed by the

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that opposed the replacement of the nuclear submarines. On 17 September 2007, Chisholm was appointed Shadow Minister for Culture and External Affairs by new Scottish Labour leader, Wendy Alexander. In September 2008, Chisholm returned to the backbenches. In April 2014, Chrisholm announced that he would not seek re-election at the 2016 election.

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Malcolm Chisholm MSP
Profile at Labour party website
Malcolm Chisholm MSP, Edinburgh North and Leith
Constituency website
Minister quits for second time
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