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GLASGOW EAST (24th July 2008) |
Scottish Conservative & Unionist
Davena Rankin
Davena, 35, was educated at Knightswood Secondary School in Glasgow and the University of Sussex where she graduated with a BSC (Hons) in Medicinal Chemistry.
Worked as a Shop Manager for Marie Curie Cancer Care in 1995 then as a Customer Care Advisor for the TSB Bank plc from 1995 to 1996. In 1997 she carried out basic training as a Royal Naval Officer and from 1997 until 1998 she worked with the Student & Placement Entrepreneurial Graduate programme, for Nemquest Ltd at the University of Glasgow. She was a Marketing and Publicity Officer for the IBLS Commercial Liaison Office at the University of Glasgow from 1998 until 2000 and then became Commercial Manager for Research & Commercial Development at Glasgow Caledonian University. She is a Unison Branch Secretary.
Contested
Glasgow
Kelvin in the 2001 Westminster election, Kings Park ward at the 2003 Glasgow
City Council election and Glasgow Baillieston at the 2007 Scottish Parliament
election.
The main themes of
her campaign
were:
We must defend the United Kingdom against separatism.
Help families cope with the rising cost of living.
Stand up for the victims of crime.
