Jean Urquhart (born 17 May 1949) is a Scottish politician. She was formerly a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), first elected in 2011 for the Highlands and Islands region as a Scottish National Party (SNP) member, then continuing to sit as an independent after she left the SNP in October 2012. She had been an SNP councillor at the Highland Council from 2003 to 2011. Early life She was born on 17 May 1949 in West Lothian, the daughter of an agricultural engineer. She was educated at Lindsay High School, Bathgate. Political career In 1999, she stood unsuccessfully as the SNP candidate for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. In the 2003 Parliament election she was eighth on the SNP's regional list, with only two of these getting seats. In the 2003 election for the Highland Council she became a SNP member for the Lochbroom Ward. In 2007 she was returned as councillor for Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh. She was then named as vice-convener to lead an Independent/ SNP administration. In 2009 the Steering Group of the UK's first ever Housing Fair appointed her as its chair when this event was held near Inverness.

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Jean Urquhart (born 17 May 1949) is a Scottish politician. She was formerly a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), first elected in 2011 for the Highlands and Islands region as a Scottish National Party (SNP) member, then continuing to sit as an independent after she left the SNP in October 2012. She had been an SNP councillor at the Highland Council from 2003 to 2011.