Английская Википедия:Chris Ballance

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Chris Ballance (born on 7 July 1952) is a Scottish playwright and politician. He is a member of the Scottish Green Party and has been a councillor for the Aird and Loch Ness wards in the Highland Council since 2022. He was also a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South of Scotland region from 2003 to 2007.

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][2] and wrote sketches for Radio Scotland.

Political career

He was 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.[3] He stood again in the 2007 election but was not re-elected.

In August 2007 he was appointed to the Scottish Broadcasting Commission established by the Scottish Executive.[4]

Ballance stood as a Green candidate in the Aird and Loch Ness ward for the 2017 Highland Council election.[5] He stood again in 2022 and was elected as a councillor.[6]

Personal life

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)[7]
  • It's My Party (2007)[8]

References

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External links

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