Trish Godman
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Trish Godman | |
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Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | |
In office 7 May 2003 – 22 March 2011 Serving with Murray Tosh (2003–2007) and Alasdair Morgan (2007–2011) | |
Presiding Officer | George Reid Alex Fergusson |
Preceded by | George Reid |
Succeeded by | Elaine Smith |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Renfrewshire | |
In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Patricia Leonard 31 October 1939 Glasgow, Scotland |
Died | 21 July 2019 Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland | (aged 79)
Political party | Scottish Labour |
Spouse | Norman Godman |
Children | 3 |
Patricia Godman (née Leonard; 31 October 1939 – 21 July 2019) was a
Background
The daughter of Martin Leonard and Cathie Craig, Godman was a Glasgow City councillor before entering the Scottish Parliament.
After leaving
From 2003 until 2011, Godman was a
On her final day in parliament, Godman wore a
Personal life
Godman married her second husband Norman Godman in 1981,[2] who was a Member of Parliament for Greenock and Inverclyde and its predecessor seat from 1983 to 2001.[8] She had three sons by her first husband, from whom she separated aged 22 due to his infidelity.[2] One, Gary Mulgrew, was one of the NatWest Three.[9] Her experience with his extradition inspired her to take an active role in opposing Gary McKinnon's extradition to the United States in a similar case.[10]
Godman died on 21 July 2019 in Clydebank, after fighting with a terminal illness.[3]
References
- ^ Brydon, Lindsay (26 October 2019). "Obituary: Trish Godman, social worker and politician". HeraldScotland. Herald and Times Group. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Trish Godman". The Times. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ a b Ponsonby, Bernard (24 July 2019). "Obituary: Trish Godman, former Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament". The Scotsman. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Daily Record (17 March 2008). "MSP Trish Godman Claimed £30,000 To Rent Son's Flat". dailyrecord. London. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "The deputy presiding officer who charged the taxpayer £30,000 for hotel bills". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
- ^ Peterkin, Tom (20 April 2011). "Celtic manager Neil Lennon, QC Paul McBride and former MSP Trish Godman targeted with letter bombs". www.scotsman.com. DC Thomson Media. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Muirhead and McKenzie jailed for Neil Lennon parcel bomb plot". BBC News. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Coulter, Paul John (24 July 2019). "Tributes pour in following the death of former Port Glasgow and Kilmacolm MSP Trish Godman". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Profile: The 'NatWest Three'". BBC News. BBC. 13 July 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Fears for hacker facing extradition". Evening Standard. London. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
External links
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Trish Godman