Scottish Greens Redress the Gender Balance with New Constitution

Sunday Herald (October 31, 2004)

Author: Paul Hutcheon; Scottish Political Editor

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The Scottish Greens made history yesterday when they became the first grouping at Holyrood to elect a leadership based on gender balance.

At the party's annual conference in Dundee, members elected MSPs Robin Harper and Shiona Baird as co-conveners of the ruling National Council.

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Scottish Greens Redress the Gender Balance with New Constitution

The elections follow the adoption of a new constitution for the Greens which mandates that two people, one male and one female, s...

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