Chris Ballance
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| Chris Ballance | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for South of Scotland |
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| In office 1 May 2003 – 3 May 2007 |
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| Born | 7 July 1952 |
| Political party | Scottish Green Party |
Chris Ballance (born 7 July 1952) is a playwright and Scottish Green Party politician, a former Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South of Scotland region.
Biography
Born in Worcester, England, he owned and managed a second-hand bookshop in Wigtown, won a Scotsman Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1990,[1] and wrote sketches for Radio Scotland before being elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2003. He held a seat on the Parliament's Enterprise and Culture Committee and was the Green's Parliamentary business manager and speaker on nuclear issues, culture and peace.[2] He lost his seat in the 2007 election. In August 2007 he was appointed to the Scottish Broadcasting Commission established by the Scottish Executive.
He is a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers).
Plays
- Water of Life (1989)
- Bread and Water (1997)
- Hope Deferred (1997)
- Viva La Diva (2001)[3]
- Its My Party (2007)[4]
References
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- ↑ The Scotsman guide to Scottish politics by Matthew Spicer page 87 (2004 - ISBN 0748619240)
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