| 词条 | Jeremy Balfour |
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|name = Jeremy Balfour |image = JeremyBalfourMSP.jpg |honorific-suffix = MSP |office = Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothian |term_start = 6 May 2016 |term_end = |predecessor = |successor = |majority = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|3|11|df=y}} |birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland |death_date = |death_place = |party = Scottish Conservative Party |alma_mater = University of Edinburgh London Bible College |website = }} Jeremy Ross Balfour (born 11 March 1967) is a Scottish politician who is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Member of Scottish Parliament for the Lothian region, elected in the Scottish Parliament election, 2016. BackgroundBalfour was born with a physical disability which left him with no left arm and a right arm that ends at the elbow from which two elongated fingers protrude. He attended Edinburgh Academy and then the University of Edinburgh. After work as a solicitor he studied at London Bible College to become a Baptist minister.[1] Political careerBalfour was elected to City of Edinburgh Council, representing Corstorphine/Murrayfield. In 2016 he stood for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, where he came third.[2] He was instead elected from the Lothian regional list.[3] Balfour is the Scottish Conservative spokesperson for childcare and early years.[4] He sits on the Equal Opportunities Committee of the Scottish Parliament [5] Balfour is the only current MSP who openly identifies as a disabled person.[6] References1. ^{{cite news|title=Disability is no obstacle in my life|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/disability-is-no-obstacle-in-my-life-1-967291|publisher=scotsman|date=24 November 2005}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/scotland-constituencies/S16000130 |title=Midlothian North and Musselburgh |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=7 May 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/scotland-regions/S17000012 |title=Lothian |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=7 May 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Scottish Conservative appointments for new parliamentary term|url=http://www.scottishconservatives.com/2016/05/scottish-conservative-appointments-for-new-parliamentary-term/|website=Scottish Conservative Party|accessdate=26 May 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Membership|url=http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/99762.aspx|website=Scottish Parliament|accessdate=21 June 2016}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/inclusion-scotland-highlight-the-lack-of-disabled-msps-1-4130415|title=Inclusion Scotland highlight the lack of disabled MSPs|accessdate=1 June 2016|work=Falkirk Herald|date=17 May 2016}} External links
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