Audrey Nicoll | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MSP |
Office: | Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine |
Majority: | 1,671 (4.3%) |
Term Start: | 7 May 2021 |
Predecessor: | Maureen Watt |
Birth Name: | Audrey Gibb |
Birth Place: | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Party: | Scottish National Party |
Spouse: | Alex Nicoll |
Audrey Elizabeth Nicoll (née Gibb; born 1961)[1] is a Scottish politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine since 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has represented the Torry/Ferryhill ward in the Aberdeen City Council since 2019
Nicoll was born Audrey Gibb in Aberdeen.[2] She worked as a detective sergeant police officer in both uniformed and specialist roles, retiring in 2015.[3] [4] After retiring, she gave lectures in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedic Practice at Robert Gordon University.[5]
On 21 November 2019 she was elected to Aberdeen City Council in the by-election for the Torry/Ferryhill ward.[6]
On 7 May 2021 in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election she was elected as Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine.[7] [8]
Nicoll is married to Alex Nicoll, the SNP's group leader in Aberdeen.