page_title: Lesley Laird
hierarchical_section_title: Lesley Laird
caption_attribution_description: English: Official Parliamentary photograph of Lesley Laird MP For confirmation of licence, see https://pds.blog.parliament.uk/2017/07/21/mp-official-portraits-open-source-images/
context_page_description: Lesley Margaret Laird is a Scottish Labour Party politician. She served as the Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2017 to 2019, and as the Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath from 2017 to 2019. Laird narrowly defeated the sitting MP, Roger Mullin of the SNP, by 259 votes at the 2017 general election.
  A councillor from 2012 to 2018, Laird is the former deputy leader of Fife Council, where she also held the administration portfolio for economy and planning.
context_section_description: Lesley Margaret Laird (née Langan; born 15 November 1958) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. She served as the Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2017 to 2019, and as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath from 2017 to 2019. Laird narrowly defeated the sitting MP, Roger Mullin of the SNP, by 259 votes at the 2017 general election.
  A councillor from 2012 to 2018, Laird is the former deputy leader of Fife Council, where she also held the administration portfolio for economy and planning.
caption: Laird in 2017
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