Fiona O'Donnell

Fiona O'Donnell (née Kenny; born 27 January 1960) is a Scottish Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Lothian from 2010 to 2015.

She served as the Shadow Minister for the Natural Environment and Fisheries from 2011 to 2012, and was elected as a Member of East Lothian Council in 2017.

Early life Born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, but raised in Fort William, Scotland since the age of five, O'Donnell was educated at Lochaber High School and the University of Glasgow.

Political career At the 2010 general election, O'Donnell succeeded Anne Moffat, who was deselected by the constituency party in January, as the MP for East Lothian with a majority of over 12,000.

She briefly served on Ed Miliband's front bench as the Shadow Minister for the Natural Environment and Fisheries from October 2011 to June 2012.

O'Donnell sat on various parliamentary select committees, including the International Development Committee, the Standards and Privileges Committee, the Committees on Arms Export Controls and the Scottish Affairs Select Committee.

O'Donnell lost her seat at the 2015 general election with a swing of over 20% to the Scottish National Party candidate George Kerevan.

She contested the seat of Galloway and West Dumfries at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, but finished in third-place behind the Scottish Conservative and Scottish National Party candidates.

O'Donnell was selected as a Labour candidate for Preston, Seton and Gosford on East Lothian Council in November 2016, and won the seat at the May 2017 local elections.