MSP for North East Scotland (Region)
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Scottish Green Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region)
06 May 2021 to present
Appointed Member
Scottish Green Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
21 May 2021 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Green Party
21 May 2021 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Green Party
01 July 2024 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Green Party
01 July 2024 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Green Party
23 June 2021 to 08 April 2026
Deputy Convener
18 June 2024 to 08 April 2026
Substitute Member
18 November 2025 to 08 April 2026
Substitute Member
20 May 2021 to 25 March 2026
Appointed Member
21 May 2021 to 01 July 2024
Scottish Green Party
29 November 2023 to 26 June 2024
Substitute Member
29 November 2023 to 26 June 2024
Substitute Member
08 September 2021 to 18 June 2024
Member
17 June 2021 to 23 June 2021
Member
MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for Maggie Chapman. The date of their initial statement was 03 June 2026.
Until 30 June 2021 I was the Chief Operating Officer of Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, a charitable organisation supporting survivors of sexual violence (of 17 Claremont Crescent, Edinburgh, EH7 4 HX). I spent 28 hours per week in the role and received between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum.
Until April 2019 I was Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish Council for Visual Impairment (SCOVI), a charitable organisation which serves as an umbrella body for organisations concerned with visual impairment (of C/o 50 Gillespie Crescent, Edinburgh, EH10 4JB). I spent 21 hours per week in the role and received between £20,001 and £25,000.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
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I am a member of the editorial committee of the Scottish Left Review, which produces a bi-monthly magazine on left politics. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration.
I am a member of Unite the Union.
I am a member of the National Executive of Democratic Left Scotland, a political organisation that focusses on the left / radical politics of Scotland. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration.
I am a Board member of the North East Scotland Climate Action Network, a hub organisation that supports and encourages communities in the North East to take local action to tackle to climate emergency. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration.
I am Rector of the University of Dundee, having been elected to this role in March 2025. My term of office runs from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2028. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration.
These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2026
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Our prison system is not working. Like so many other institutions, including our national health service and our schools, prisons reflect the society that they serve. That society is deeply unfair and profoundly unequal…
Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2026
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Inaudible.—the need to protect Scotland and the UK from hostile states, and, as it is framed, the bill covers state threats, it is ultimately individuals who will be investigated, prosecuted and convicted under the new offences that it creates…
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 24 June 2026
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Good morning, and thank you for joining us this morning and for all the work that you do.I will pick up on a point that you made in relation to Stephen Kerr’s questions, on how prepared and supported the staff are…
Chamber meeting date: 23 June 2026
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "I thank Jack Middleton for securing this debate. I was pleased to support STV workers in the last session, when plans to cut STV North were first announced, and I remain as resolutely against these cuts and behind those workers now as I was then…
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2026
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "I remind members of my entry in the register of members’ interests: I am the rector of the University of Dundee and a member of the university court…
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Find out how Maggie Chapman has voted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-00469
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 89 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.3
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Supported by: Kate Nevens
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 16 for, 104 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.5
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Supported by: James Adams
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 26 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.1
Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 26 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.2
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 65 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Find out what motions Maggie Chapman has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 5 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 16 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how much Transport Scotland has spent on (a) rail feasibility studies, (b) options appraisals, (c) business cases and (d) other related development work in (i) Aberdeen, (ii) Aberdeenshire, (iii) Angus, (iv) Dundee, (v) Edinburgh and (vi) Glasgow in each year since 2007."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 5 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 16 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of total rail enhancement expenditure by Transport Scotland has been allocated to projects located in (a) Aberdeen, (b) Aberdeenshire, (c) Angus, (d) Dundee City, (e) Edinburgh and (f) Glasgow each year since 2007."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 5 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 16 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how much Transport Scotland has spent on (a) rail infrastructure enhancements, (b) new stations, (c) line reopenings, (d) electrification projects and (e) associated feasibility studies and business cases in each year since 2007, broken down by (i) project and (ii) local authority area."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 27 May 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to address reported concerns that implementing recent Equalities and Human Rights Commission guidance on single sex spaces will put at increased risk both transgender people and cisgender people who present in gender non-conforming ways."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the ability of charities to fulfil their charitable duties in the face of any hostility towards their work."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had any discussions with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) regarding the publication of guidance equivalent to the Charity Commission for England and Wales’ publication, How charities can respond to the current hostile environment."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 19 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether any payments made by the Republic of Ireland's Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme will be disregarded for the purpose of awarding means-tested entitlements, such as help with care charges and Scottish Welfare Fund payments, in line with current practice for similar payments, such as from the Scottish…
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 18 March 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any excess deaths associated with long waiting times in A&E departments, including the action it is taking to reduce preventable mortality."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 10 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 March 2026
"To as the Scottish Government for what reason the rate of successful applications for Adult Disability Payment is reportedly at an all-time low, and now lower than the equivalent payment in England and Wales."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 10 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government when the equality strategy for women and girls, which it committed to in its Programme for Government 2025-26 and is developing in partnership with the National Advisory Council for Women and Girls, will be published."
See all of Maggie Chapman's questions submitted in Parliament