Post by marky on Dec 11, 2010 16:47:27 GMT
Name: Catriona Renton
BBC Position: Reporter for the Politics Show and Presenter
BBC Position: Reporter for the Politics Show and Presenter
"Miss Renton, 31, became one of only two Scottish women councillors under the age of 30 after winning Glasgow's Kelvindale seat in 1999, before being ousted by the LibDems three years ago.
She has stood unsuccessfully as a regional list MSP for Labour and as a candidate in the European elections." Link
"Catriona Renton is a former Glasgow Labour Councillor, who represented Kelvindale before being ousted by the LibDems in 2003. Ms Renton went on to represent Labour in both the 2003 Holyrood elections and the 2004 European elections.
Ms Renton’s background is steeped in politics having worked for an MEP in Brussels as part of her Oxford University course. Her first job after graduating was working for ex Labour MP Dennis Canavan.
Catriona Renton was recruited by BBC Scotland's parliamentary unit in 2006, where John Boothman, husband of Labour MSP and ex-Health Minister Susan Deacon, was a senior producer." Newsnet Scotland