Jackie Baillie
Scottish Labour deputy leader and Dumbarton MSP; acting leader from July to September 2026.
Jackie Baillie has represented Dumbarton in the Scottish Parliament since 1999 and is Scottish Labour's deputy leader and shadow health and care secretary.
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Jackie Baillie has represented Dumbarton since the Scottish Parliament opened in 1999. She is Scottish Labour's deputy leader and shadow Cabinet secretary for health and care. In Parliament she is a substitute member of the Health, Care and Sport Committee.
Baillie's Holyrood career spans every session since devolution. From 1999 to 2000, she served as deputy minister for social inclusion, equality and the voluntary sector. She later became Scottish Labour's deputy leader and briefly served as acting leader during the party's 2026 succession. Baillie ruled herself out of the permanent contest when nominations opened in August, and Michael Marra succeeded her in September. She remains deputy leader, health and care spokesperson and Dumbarton MSP.
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