MSP for North East Scotland (Region)
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EH99 1SP
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Dundee
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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
18 June 2024 to 08 April 2026
Substitute Member
18 November 2025 to 08 April 2026
Substitute Member
23 June 2021 to 08 April 2026
Deputy Convener
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.
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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: 8 October 2026
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "Cyber resilience is important, but it is not a good or an end in and of itself. Cyber resilience that does no more than protect corporate profits is not inherently desirable…
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "The First Minister will know that police officers undertake so-called welfare checks. One of my constituents had such a check recently, when they were in mental health crisis and self-harming…
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "The First Minister will know that police officers undertake so-called welfare checks. One of my constituents had such a check recently, when they were in mental health crisis and self-harming…
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "I am grateful to Clare Haughey for securing this debate to mark not only 150 years of Blantyre in Malawi but the longstanding relationship between Scotland and Malawi…
Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2026
Maggie Chapman (North East Scotland) (Green): "The cost of building the new 1,344-place HMP Glasgow is £998 million—almost £750,000 per place—which does not include any running costs…
Read all of Maggie Chapman's contributions in the Debating Chamber
Find out how Maggie Chapman has voted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-01517.2
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Supported by: Patrick Harvie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 65 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 70 for, 37 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517.1
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 96 for, 13 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517.3
Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 35 for, 74 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01460.3
Submitted by: James Adams, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Result 102 for, 15 against, 0 abstained, 12 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: 16 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Alyn Smith on 30 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the compatibility of proposals by the University of Aberdeen to create four new executive dean posts with reported annual salaries of £112,000 to £140,000 while proposals to reduce staff numbers by 111 posts are under consideration, and how this aligns with the Scottish…
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 16 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 29 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason electric vehicle owners who live in areas that are not classed within categories 5 to 8 of its Urban Rural Classification have not been eligible for support through the Domestic Chargepoint scheme."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 16 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 29 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that a gap exists in the availability of grant schemes for electric vehicle chargepoint installation for homeowners in non-rural areas, in light of the Scottish Domestic Chargepoint Scheme being limited to rural areas and the UK Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant Scheme excluding homeowners."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 15 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 29 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the treatment and care of cisgender female, transgender and gender diverse individuals with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD), given that these groups are reportedly at greater risk of developing such conditions."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 28 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 28 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported closure of Change Mental Health’s Hearing Voices services across NHS Tayside, what action it is taking to ensure that sufficient support is available for people in Angus, Dundee, and Perth and Kinross who experience auditory, visual, or other sensory disturbances."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 28 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 28 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what due diligence it carried out, prior to awarding £400,000 to the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) in June 2026, regarding how the funding would be used and the outcomes that it was expected to deliver."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 9 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the proposed closure of Kingsway Care Centre, Dundee, is being considered as a Major Service Change."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 28 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 22 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01961 by Jim Fairlie on 20 August 2026, which did not address the question posed, what consideration it has given to introducing legislation to prohibit the sale, supply and release of sky lanterns and helium balloons, into the atmosphere."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 27 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 21 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its previous statement that the loss of 632 jobs at the University of Dundee was "unacceptable", what assessment it has made of the projected loss of almost 1,000 jobs at the university."
Asked by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: 26 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 21 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of reports that the University of Dundee is using compulsory redundancy processes, prior to a decision by the University Court, and whether such action is consistent with (a) the Scottish Government's Fair Work principles and (b) the conditions attached to any grant funding provided by the…
See all of Maggie Chapman's questions submitted in Parliament