Shona Morrison is a Scottish politician who has been a

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on the

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since

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as a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). Morrison has also served as the President of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) since 2022.

Early life and career

Morrison was born in

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and went to a school in Inverness. Morrison pursued a career as a psychiatric nurse, and worked in the

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Political career

Morrison has served as a councillor for the Fochabers Lhanbryde ward since

. In 2018 the Conservative-Independent administration collapsed and the SNP formed a minority administration. As the SNP group's co-leader Morrison became Moray Council Convenor, the Council's first female Convenor. After becoming Convenor, Morrison also served as the chair of the Health and Social Care committee. In 2021, as a member of the Council's committee on equalities, Morrison supported flying the

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at the council's offices in Elgin, and at Secondary Schools around Moray. In June 2022 she was made the 16th President of the

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(COSLA). Morrison was the fourth woman to take that position and the first from the SNP. In 2023 the

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(SCDI) decided to relaunch itself under the new name of "Prosper" and as President of COSLA Morrison was involved in the process.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Shona Living people Psychiatric nurses Scottish politicians People from Kintyre People from Moray Year of birth missing (living people)