Mark Ballard
Mark Ballard | |
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Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh | |
In office 16 February 2006 – 12 February 2009 | |
Preceded by | Tam Dalyell |
Succeeded by | Iain Macwhirter |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothians (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
In office 1 May 2003 – 2 April 2007 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Scottish Green Party | 27 June 1971
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Mark Ballard (born 27 June 1971) is a former
Early life
Ballard was born in Leeds, England on 27 June 1971. During his childhood he lived in Punjab, India (1973–1975) and Islamabad, Pakistan (1984–1985).[1]
Education and early career
He attended
Between 1994 and 1998 he worked for European Youth Forest Action (now European Youth For Action) in Edinburgh and Amsterdam. From 1999 until 2001 he worked as editor of the journal Reforesting Scotland before setting up an environmental communications consultancy company that ran until 2003.[1][4]
Political career
He joined the youth wing of the
He was a member of the Scottish Parliament Finance Committee[7] and was also substitute member of the Enterprise and Culture Committee.[2] He committed substantial time to promoting social enterprises and co-operatives, as a Green alternative to the current system.[8] He also used the position to call for sustainable procurement guidelines, support ethical investment campaigns, and make the case for Scottish utilities being in public ownership.
As the Green speaker on Transport, Ballard supported campaigns against the Dalkeith by-pass and the M74, for the trams in Edinburgh and for a better and cheaper public transport system.
Campaigning work
Ballard has also been involved in
Ballard's Parliamentary Register of Interests indicated that he held membership of several organisations, including:
Rector of the University of Edinburgh
In February 2006 he stood for election as
The election took place on 15 and 16 February 2006, with a record turn out of almost 8000.
He was formally installed on 9 June 2006 in a ceremony in the university's Old College. Present at this ceremony were the Chancellor of the university, HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the University Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Timothy O'Shea, and Mark Ballard's predecessor as Rector, Labour MP Tam Dalyell.[21] In this capacity he worked on issues of concern to students and university staff, including playing a prominent role in the movement which led to the complete abolishing of student tuition fees in Scotland in 2008.[22]
He was succeeded as Rector in 2009 by journalist Iain Macwhirter, whose campaign drew on many of Ballard's supporters.
Career after Parliament
After the 2007 election, Ballard became head of communications at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations,[23] then was assistant director of Barnardo's in Scotland for eight years, before becoming Director of Strategy at Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland. In November 2017, he became Head of Save the Children in Scotland.[24][25] He currently works for the children's charity Children 1st.
Personal life
Ballard has two children.[25]
Selected articles by Mark Ballard
- Last Word: New Challenges for the Greens in Holyrood, in Meikle, Mandy (ed.), Reforesting Scotland Issue 30, Autumn 2003, p. 54.
- Charities face tough times while businesses get aid The Herald, 24 July 2009
- Can Local tax Ever be Fair? Scottish Left Review
- Vote for us! "Scottish Left Review"
Books
- Robert McGeachy and Mark Ballard, The Public Affairs Guide to Scotland: Influencing Policy and Legislation, Welsh Academic Press, 2017 ISBN 9781860571268[26]
References
- ^ a b "Biography". Mark Ballard. 6 April 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b "MSPs". Scottish Parliament. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ a b "The Scottish Parliament: – Members' Pages & Videos – Mark Ballard – Register of Interest". Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 18 September 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ a b MacLeod, Donald (17 February 2006). "Green MSP elected new Edinburgh rector". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Vote 99 > Scotland > Constituencies & regions > Lothians". BBC News. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Vote 2003 > Scottish Parliament election > region > Lothians". BBC News. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Previous MSPs: Session 2 (2003–2007): Mark Ballard". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ Peter McColl (Former Advisor to Mark Ballard) on Green economics http://www.slrp.co.uk/test1/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=146&Itemid=1[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Get Scots on buses". Daily Record. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ MSPs to join protesters against Faslane's nuclear 'weapons of mass destruction'. Glasgow. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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- ^ "Greens arrested in gene crop protest". The Herald. Glasgow. 29 March 1999. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "SCOTLAND | GM crop campaigners found guilty". BBC News. 15 January 2001. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "GM crop protesters' convictions quashed". The Herald. Glasgow. 29 March 2003. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Info". connectotel.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "training and support". Seeds for Change. 24 October 2011.
- ^ Ford, Liz (18 January 2006). "Edinburgh prepares for Boris's university challenge". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ McCall, Chris (23 June 2019). "Insight: How Boris Johnson was thwarted in a bid to become Edinburgh University rector". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Scotland | Uni students choose Green rector". BBC News. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Largest turnout makes rector Green 8000 students vote as Ballard beats celebrities". The Herald. Glasgow. 17 February 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "University Installs New Rector". ed.ac.uk. University of Edinburgh. 9 June 2006. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "The Journal » Edinburgh University Rector speaks in favour of free higher education". Journal-online.co.uk. 26 February 2008. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008.
- ^ Hinson, Tamara (22 September 2009). "Mark Ballard". Third Sector. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Turnbull, Alex (14 November 2017). "Chief Encounters: Mark Ballard on selling out his 16-year-old self". Third Force News. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Ballard makes his mark in Children's sector with top job at Save The Children". Primary Times. November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Cole-Hamilton, Alex (23 January 2018). "Book review: improving engagement with Holyrood". Holyrood. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
External links
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Mark Ballard
- archive of www.markballard.org.uk