Ewing, Winnie (1929–)
Ewing, Winnie (1929–)
Scottish politician. Name variations: Winifred Margaret Ewing. Born July 10, 1929, in Glasgow, Scotland; m. Stewart Ewing; children: 3, including Annabelle Ewing (b. 1960, MP) and Fergus Ewing (SNP member of Scottish Parliament).
Became a practising solicitor (1956); SNP leader, served as Member of Parliament for Hamilton (1967–70) and Moray and Nairn (1974–79); elected to European Parliment (1975–), eventually becoming vice-president, then a senior member of the European Radical Alliance; served as vice-president of the Scottish National Party (1979–87), then became president (1987); elected to Scottish Parliament (1999).
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