Lesley Laird

Lesley Laird
Official portrait, 2017
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
In office 4 June 2018 – 16 December 2019 Acting: 16 December 2017 – 4 June 2018
Leader	Richard Leonard
Preceded by	Alex Rowley
Succeeded by	Jackie Baillie
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
In office 14 June 2017 – 13 December 2019
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	David Anderson
Succeeded by	Tony Lloyd
Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
In office 8 June 2017 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by	Roger Mullin
Succeeded by	Neale Hanvey
Personal details
Born	Lesley Margaret Langan (1958-11-15) 15 November 1958 (age 65) Greenock, Scotland, UK
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	James Watt College Glasgow Caledonian University Edinburgh Napier University

Lesley Margaret Laird (née Langan; born 15 November 1958) is a Scottish politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2017 to 2019. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath from 2017 to 2019, and Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland during the same period. Laird was a Member of Fife Council from 2012 to 2018 and served as the Deputy Leader of the Council.