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Winnie Ewing

Born

in Glasgow, Scotland

July 10, 1929

Died

June 21, 2023

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Memoir, Politics

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Winifred Margaret Ewing was a Scottish nationalist, lawyer and prominent Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who was a Member of Parliament (Hamilton 1967–70; Moray and Nairn 74–79), Member of the European Parliament (Highlands and Islands 1975–1999) and Member of the Scottish Parliament (Highlands and Islands 1999–2003). Her election victory in 1967 was a significant by-election in Scottish political history and began a surge of support for the SNP. She was the Scottish National Party President from 1987 to 2005.