Christine Jardine Explained

Christine Jardine
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Member of Parliament
for Edinburgh West
Term Start:8 June 2017
Predecessor:Michelle Thomson
Majority:16,470 (31.4%)
Office1:Liberal Democrat portfolios
Suboffice1:Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Subterm1:2017
Suboffice2:Scotland
Subterm2:2017-2019, 2022-
Suboffice3:Work and Pensions
Subterm3:2019
Suboffice4:Justice
Subterm4:2019
Suboffice5:Home Affairs
Subterm5:2019-2020
Suboffice6:Women and Equalities
Subterm6:2019-2020, 2022-
Suboffice7:International Trade
Subterm7:2020-2022
Suboffice8:Europe and Exiting the European Union
Subterm8:2020-2022
Suboffice9:Treasury
Subterm9:2020-2022
Suboffice10:Cabinet Office
Subterm10:2022-
Birth Name:Christine Anne Jardine
Birth Date:24 November 1960[1]
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Party:Liberal Democrats
Alma Mater:University of Glasgow

Christine Anne Jardine[2] (born 24 November 1960) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP)[3] for Edinburgh West since 2017. She has been the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Women and Equalities, the Cabinet Office and Scotland since July 2022.[4]

She previously served as Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Treasury, Europe, Exiting the European Union and International Trade from 2020 to 2022. She was the Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson from 2019 to 2020.[5]

Early life and career

Christine Jardine was born on 24 November 1960 in Glasgow. She was educated at Clydebank High School and the University of Glasgow, where she graduated with a MA (Hons).[6]

She is a former journalist, who worked for BBC Scotland and was editor of the Press Association in Scotland. She also taught journalism at the University of Strathclyde, Robert Gordon University and the University of the West of Scotland.[7]

Political career

In 2011 Jardine was appointed as the Scottish media adviser to the Coalition Government, working under Nick Clegg.[8] That same year, she was the Lib Dem candidate for Inverness and Nairn at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election,[9] where she finished fourth.[10]

In May 2013, she was selected as the candidate for the upcoming by-election in Aberdeen Donside,[11] this time coming third.[12]

Parliamentary career

At the 2015 general election, Jardine stood for election to the House of Commons in Gordon, where she came second with 32.7% of the vote behind the SNP candidate Alex Salmond.[13]

At the snap 2017 general election, Jardine was elected to Parliament as MP for Edinburgh West with 34.3% of the vote and a majority of 2,988.[14] [15] [16]

She served as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Home Affairs and Women and Equalities from August 2019 to August 2020, and was also the Justice Spokesperson from August 2019 to October 2019.[17] and sits on the Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster.[18]

Jardine was re-elected as MP for Edinburgh West at the 2019 general election with an increased vote share of 39.9% and an increased majority of 3,769.[19] [20] [21] [22]

She was promoted to Trade, Treasury and Brexit spokeswoman in September 2020.

On 11 July 2022, Jardine was appointed Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Women and Equalities, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for the Cabinet Office and Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Scotland.[23]

Jardine is a vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Choice at the End of Life.[24]

At the 2024 general election, Jardine was again re-elected with an increased vote share of 50.8% and an increased majority of 16,470.[25] [26]

Personal life

Jardine was married for 30 years to Calum Macdonald, the Digital Editor for the Herald and Times Group. He died of a heart attack aged 55 during the 2017 general election campaign.

She has one daughter.[27] [28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members' Names Data Platform query . UK Parliament . 24 April 2019 . 24 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190424200430/http://data.parliament.uk/membersdataplatform/services/mnis/members/query/id%3D4634/BasicDetails/ . live .
  2. Web site: Christine Jardine MP. myparliament.info. MyParliament. 10 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810211246/http://myparliament.info/Member/4634. 10 August 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Christine Jardine MP . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171117012055/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/christine-jardine/4634 . 17 November 2017 . 24 November 2017 . UK Parliament.
  4. Web site: Christine Jardine - Parliamentary Career . 30 November 2022.
  5. Web site: Christine Jardine wins Edinburgh West. Tomos Utting. 9 June 2017. Edinburgh Lib Dems. 24 November 2017. 6 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170806024413/http://www.edinburghlibdems.org/christine_jardine_wins_edinburgh_west. live.
  6. Web site: Notable alumni. University of Glasgow. 24 November 2017. 7 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190407193635/https://www.gla.ac.uk/alumni/ouralumni/lifeafterglasgow/notablealumni/. live.
  7. Web site: LinkedIn Profile – Christine Anne Jardine. LinkedIn. 24 November 2017.
  8. News: Swanson . Ian . 22 April 2017 . Christine Jardine favourite to fight for Edinburgh West seat . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081352/https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/christine-jardine-favourite-to-fight-for-edinburgh-west-seat-1-4426628 . 1 December 2017 . 24 November 2017 . The Scotsman.
  9. News: Carrell . Severin . 2 May 2011 . Scottish elections: Lib Dems face 'terrible backlash' as voters opt for SNP . 6 July 2022 . The Guardian.
  10. News: Ross . Duncan . 6 May 2011 . Ewing triumphs in Inverness as SNP sweeps to Holyrood victory . 6 July 2022 . Ross-shire Journal.
  11. News: Peterkin . Tom . 6 May 2013 . Jardine to stand in Aberdeen Donside by-election . 6 July 2022 . The Scotsman.
  12. News: 21 June 2013 . SNP hail 'exceptional' victory in Aberdeen Donside by-election . 6 July 2022 . Daily Record . en.
  13. Web site: Election Data 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt . 17 October 2015 . 17 October 2015 . Electoral Calculus.
  14. Web site: Who you can vote for: UK Parliamentary General Election 8 June 2017 candidates . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170514142428/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20033/elections_and_voting/1585/who_you_can_vote_for . 14 May 2017 . 11 May 2017 . City of Edinburgh Council.
  15. Web site: 29 January 2019 . 7 April 2018 . Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191112183438/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf . 12 November 2019 . . Second.
  16. News: General Election Results 2017 – Seat: Edinburgh West. The Scotsman. 9 June 2017. 24 November 2017. 6 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170806022101/http://www.scotsman.com/news/general-election-results-2017-seat-edinburgh-west-1-4469072. live.
  17. Web site: Jardine now LibDem Scottish Affairs spokesman. Phyllis Stephen. 12 October 2017. The Edinburgh Reporter. 24 November 2017. 12 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171012184029/http://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2017/10/jardine-now-libdem-scottish-affairs-spokesman/. live.
  18. Web site: Membership – Scottish Affairs Committee. UK Parliament. 24 November 2017. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042906/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/membership/. live.
  19. Web site: UK Parliamentary General Election - 12 December 2019 . 15 November 2019 . The City of Edinburgh Council .
  20. News: Edinburgh West parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 . 2019-12-16 . . en-GB.
  21. Web site: 28 January 2020 . Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211118043715/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8749/CBP-8749.pdf . 18 November 2021 . 19 January 2022 . . London.
  22. News: Edinburgh West parliamentary constituency - Election 2019. 2019-12-13. en-GB. 6 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191206224233/http://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/S14000026. live.
  23. Web site: Pack . Mark . 2022-07-11 . Lib Dem Parliamentary team reshuffled . 2022-11-30 . Mark Pack . en-GB.
  24. Web site: Members . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220824163635/https://www.appg-endoflifechoice.org.uk/members . 24 August 2022 . 24 August 2022 . The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Choice at the End of Life.
  25. Web site: 7 June 2024 . UK Parliament Election 2024 .
  26. News: Edinburgh West - General election results 2024 . BBC News .
  27. News: Obituary – Calum Macdonald, journalist and crosswords editor who spent 25 years at The Herald. The Herald. 14 May 2017. 24 November 2017. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044313/http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/15285625.Obituary___Calum_Macdonald__journalist_and_crosswords_editor_who_spent_25_years_at_The_Herald/. live.
  28. News: Jardine . Christine . We all deserve the same quality of mental health care as my late husband – Christine Jardine . 30 October 2019 . www.scotsman.com . 13 May 2019 . 30 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191030092050/https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/we-all-deserve-the-same-quality-of-mental-health-care-as-my-late-husband-christine-jardine-1-4925183 . live .

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