| 词条 | Gail Ross |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = Gail Ross | honorific-suffix = MSP | image = GailRossMSP-May2016.jpg | office = | term_start = | term_end = | presidingofficer = | predecessor = | successor = | constituency_MP2 = Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | parliament2 = Scottish | term_start2 = 5 May 2016 | term_end2 = | majority2 = 3,913 | predecessor2 = Rob Gibson | successor2 = | constituency_MP3 = | parliament3 = | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | birth_date = | birth_place =Wick | death_date = | birthname = | nationality = Scottish | party = Scottish National Party | spouse = | partner = Stuart Ross | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | cabinet = | committees = | religion = | signature = | website = }} Gail Elizabeth Ross is the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross since the election in May 2016. She was a councillor on the Highland Council 2011–2016, and civic leader of Caithness 2012–2016. Early lifeRoss grew up in Reiss and Wick, Caithness.[1] She studied in Glasgow, first a combination of advertising and PR, later English and psychology.[2] Political careerShe joined the SNP in 1997.[2] She was first elected to Highland council in a by-election in 2011.[3] At the time her success was considered a breakthrough for the SNP.[4][5] She was re-elected in May 2012.[6] Civic leaderIn May 2012, following re-election to Highland Council, she became the civic leader of Caithness.[7] In August 2015, Ross spoke out against the Grindadráp, a Faroese traditional celebration of whaling, suggesting that on account of this that Wick should reconsider their twinning arrangement with the town of Klaksvík.[8] Ross wrote to the mayor of Klaksvík to raise her concerns that the whaling was not something that Wick should be associated with.[9] In January 2016 the matter was brought to the Highland Council,[10] which led to an intervention from Klaksvík's mayor.[11] The council deferred making a decision.[12] Scottish ParliamentIn August 2015, she was announced as the SNP candidate for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, in place of the retiring Rob Gibson.[13] She has called for increased provision of ambulances in Caithness.[14] She has highlighted the need for affordable housing in the Highlands.[2] In May 2016 she was elected with a majority of 3,913.[15] The following month she was elected as the deputy convener of the Rural Affairs and Connectivity Committee.[16] In November 2016 she resigned her position on Highland council after other Caithness councillors called for an independent review into the introduction of midwife-led maternity services in their area made by NHS Highland. Ross supported the decision by NHS Highland to proceed with the reconfiguration to a Community Maternity Unit (CMU) at Caithness General Hospital, which had been recommended on safety grounds following a review.[17] Executive positionsShe is a member of the board of North Highland College.[18] Personal lifeShe is married to a teacher and they have a son together.[1] References1. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/News/Wicks-Gail-Ross-confirms-re-election-bid-08032012.htm |title=Wick's Gail Ross confirms re-election bid |work=John O'Groat Journal |date=9 March 2012 |accessdate=2 May 2016}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite news |url=http://www.thenational.scot/politics/affordable-housing-at-very-top-of-the-agenda-for-snp-hopeful-gail-ross.16976 |title=Affordable housing at very top of the agenda for SNP hopeful Gail Ross |first=Nan |last=Spowart |work=The National |date=2 May 2016 |accessdate=2 May 2016}} 3. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-13014825 |title=SNP wins Highland Council by-election for Wick ward |work=BBC News |date=8 April 2011}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.stv.tv/politics/242470-by-election-victory-a-major-breakthrough-for-snp/ |title=By-election victory ‘a major breakthrough’ for SNP |work=STV News |date=8 April 2011 |accessdate=2 May 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://newsnet.scot/?p=105025 |title=Wick by-election: SNP’s ‘major breakthrough’ in Lib Dem heartlands |publisher=newsnet.scot |date=10 April 2011|accessdate=2 May 2016}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.highland-news.co.uk/News/Highland-Council-election-results-04052012.htm |title=Highland Council election results |date=4 May 2012 |accessdate=2 May 2016}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/News/Civic-leader-role-a-tremendous-honour-23052012.htm |title=Civic leader role 'a tremendous honour’ |work=John O'Groat Journal |date=23 May 2012 |accessdate=2 May 2016}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/environment/13616441.Wick_leaves_Faroese_twin_over_whales/ |title=Wick leaves Faroese twin over whales |first=David |last=Ross |work=The Herald |location=Glasgow |date=20 August 2015 |accessdate=1 May 2016}} 9. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/aug/21/scottish-town-cuts-twinned-link-to-faroe-islands-over-whale-killings |title=Scottish town cuts twinned link to Faroe Islands over whale killings |first=John |last=Vidal |work=The Guardian |date=21 August 2015 |accessdate=1 May 2016}} 10. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-35261244 |title=Whaling row could end Wick's twinning link with Klaksvik |work=BBC News |date=8 January 2016}} 11. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-35280112 |title=Mayor offers talks to resolve Klaksvik-Wick twinning row |work=BBC News |date=11 January 2016}} 12. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-35302326 |title=Councillors defer a decision on Wick's twinning link with Klaksvik |work=BBC News |date=13 January 2016}} 13. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/News/SNP-select-candidate-intent-on-replacing-Rob-Gibson-as-Ross-MSP-31082015.htm |title=SNP select candidate intent on replacing Rob Gibson as Ross MSP |work=Ross-shire Journal |date=31 August 2015 |accessdate=1 May 2016}} 14. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-35072216 |title=Call for increased ambulance provision in Caithness |work=BBC News |date=11 December 2015}} 15. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-36211017 |title=Holyrood 2016: SNP hold Highlands and Islands seats |work=BBC News |date=6 May 2016}} 16. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.holyrood.com/articles/news/edward-mountain-elected-convener-rural-affairs-and-connectivity-committee |title=Edward Mountain elected convener of the Rural Affairs and Connectivity Committee |first=Liam |last=Kirkaldy |work=Holyrood |date=17 June 2016 |accessdate=20 November 2016}} 17. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38076672 |title=MSP Gail Ross quits council amid maternity services row |work=BBC News |date=23 November 2016 |accessdate=14 January 2018}} 18. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.northhighland.uhi.ac.uk/about-us/board-senior-management/governance |title=about us: governance: board of management |publisher=North Highland College |accessdate=4 April 2017}} External links
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