Cathy Peattie | |
Office: | Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk East |
Term Start: | 6 May 1999 |
Term End: | 22 March 2011 |
Predecessor: | Constituency established |
Successor: | Angus MacDonald |
Birth Name: | Catherine Peattie |
Birth Date: | 24 November 1951 |
Birth Place: | Grangemouth, Falkirk, Scotland |
Nationality: | Scottish |
Party: | Labour |
Spouse: | Ian Peattie |
Relations: | 5 grandchildren |
Children: | Emma Peattie and Cara Hilton |
Catherine "Cathy" Peattie (born 24 November 1951, Grangemouth, Falkirk) is a Scottish Labour Party politician.
She was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Falkirk East constituency from the 1999 Scottish Parliament election until the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, when she was defeated by Angus MacDonald of the Scottish National Party (SNP).[1]
Peattie served as chair of the Scottish Labour Party from 2019 to 2020, with her daughter Cara Hilton serving as vice-chair during her time in the office and succeeding her as chair.[2] [3]