Michelle Thomson

**Michelle Rhonda Thomson** (née Perks; an haife ta a ranar 11 ga watan Maris na shekara ta 1965) 'yar kasuwa ce ta Scotland kuma 'ɗan siyasa ce ta Scottish National Party (SNP). Ta kasance memba na majalisar dokokin Scotland (MSP) na Falkirk East tun daga watan Mayu 2021.

Thomson ita ce co-kafa Momentous Change Ltd,  mai ba da shawara da ta kafa tare da Farfesa Roger Mullin a cikin 2017 don taimakawa kungiyoyi gudanar da canji. A cikin 2018, Momentous Change ya buga rahotonsa na farko, Brexit da Scottish Business . 

Kafin wannan, Thomson ya kasance memba na majalisar dokokin Edinburgh West daga Mayu 2015 har zuwa Mayu 2017. Ta yi aiki a matsayin mai magana da yawun SNP Business, Innovation and Skills a cikin House of Commons har zuwa lokacin da ta yi murabus daga jam'iyyar a watan Satumbar 2015.  Ta kuma kasance memba na Kwamitin Kasuwanci, Makamashi da Masana'antu (BEIS) daga 2015 zuwa 2017.

Tun lokacin da ta sauka daga House of Commons a shekarar 2017, an nada ta a matsayin Jakada ga All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Business Banking .  An kuma nada ta a cikin kwamitin ba da shawara ga Kungiyar Jam'iyyun Majalisar Dokokin Arewacin Ireland kan Bankin Daidaita da Kudi.

## Rayuwa ta farko da aiki
Thomson ta kammala karatu daga Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama a shekarar 1985.

Thomson da farko ya yi aiki a matsayin ƙwararren mawaƙi sannan ya kammala difloma na digiri a cikin Fasahar bayanai (IT).  Ta yi aiki a cikin Ayyukan Kudi na Standard Life da Royal Bank of Scotland sama da shekaru 23 a cikin manyan matsayi daban-daban da ke isar da IT da canjin kasuwanci. A shekara ta 2009 ta kafa nata karamin kasuwanci a cikin dukiya.

## Canjin Lokaci Ltd
Thomson ya kafa Momentous Change Ltd a cikin 2017 tare da co-kafa Farfesa Roger Mullin . Momentous Change wani kamfani ne mai ba da shawara wanda ke ba da tallafin bincike da ba da shawara ga ƙungiyoyin jama'a da masu zaman kansu. Kamfanin ya ba da kuɗin kansa don gudanar da bincike wanda ya shafi manyan shugabannin kasuwanci na Scotland 236 a duk faɗin masana'antu don tabbatar da damuwarsu game da Brexit. An buga rahoton karshe a watan Fabrairun 2018. Babban binciken da shawarwarinsa sun haɗa da buƙatar sabon dabarun ƙwarewa  da ƙarin tallafin kuɗi da amfani daga gwamnati. 

A watan Nuwamba na shekara ta 2018, Thomson ta kasance co- marubuciya na rahoton Momentous Change Ltd a cikin yiwuwar kafa Kasuwancin Kasuwancin Scotland  kuma a cikin 2020 ta kasance co' marubuciya na rahoto a cikin Kasuwancin Scottish Diaspora . 

Momentous Change ya daina ciniki lokacin da aka zaba Thomson a matsayin dan takara na majalisar dokokin Scotland kuma an rushe shi a hukumance a shekarar 2021.

## Ayyukan siyasa

### Memba na Yammacin Edinburgh (2015-2017)
Thomson ya shiga Jam'iyyar Scottish National Party yana da shekaru goma sha shida a 1981.  Ta zama sananniya a siyasa a lokacin yakin neman 'yancin kai na Scotland, tare da yakin neman "Yes". An zabe ta a matsayin memba na majalisar dokokin Edinburgh West a shekarar 2015 tare da mafi rinjaye na kuri'u 3,210 da kashi 39% na kuri'un; tare da sauyawa na 25.8% daga Liberal Democrat zuwa SNP. The Sunday Post ta bayyana ta a matsayin daya daga cikin 'yan majalisa na SNP da za su kalli a sabuwar majalisa. The National ta bayyana Thomson a matsayin "hankali na iska mai kyau" a cikin hasken kwarewar rayuwarta.

A matsayin wani ɓangare na rawar da ta taka a kwamitin BEIS, Thomson na ɗaya daga cikin membobin kwamitin hadin gwiwa da ke bincike game da rushewar BHS,  a cikin ayyukan aiki na Sports Direct.

A watan Satumbar 2015, wata kasida a cikin The Sunday Times ta zargi Thomson da gina fayil dinta na sayen kaya ta hanyar sayen gidaje don farashin kasuwa. A ƙarshen Satumba 2015, 'Yan sanda na Scotland sun ba da sanarwar cewa sun kaddamar da bincike game da "rashin daidaito" da suka shafi ma'amaloli na dukiya wanda ya ga lauyanta ya kashe. A wannan rana SNP ta fitar da wata sanarwa a madadin Thomson, ta sanar da cewa ta yanke shawarar janye kanta daga jam'iyyar yayin da ake ci gaba da bincike. A lokacin da ta yi murabus daga bulala, Thomson ta kuma rasa memba na SNP da rawar da ta taka a matsayin mai magana da yawun SNP na Kasuwanci, Innovation da Skills a Westminster. Thomson daga baya ta yi iƙirarin cewa an tilasta mata ta yi murabus daga bulala. Watanni takwas bayan labarin ya fashe, Thomson ya fitar da wata sanarwa ga manema labarai inda ya lura cewa babu wata hulɗa da ita daga 'Yan sanda na Scotland. A cikin 2023 wani labarin Daily Record ya yi iƙirarin cewa tsohon Ministan Firayim Minista Nicola Sturgeon ya 'yi wa Thomson zalunci daga SNP'. 

A watan Disamba na shekara ta 2016, a cikin muhawara ta House of Commons da aka mayar da hankali kan Ranar Duniya ta Majalisar Dinkin Duniya don kawar da tashin hankali a kan mata, Thomson ya bayyana tasirin da aka yi wa fyade yana da shekaru goma sha huɗu, yana mai da hankali kan yanayin shiru da kunya wanda ke hana a tattauna ko bayar da rahoto.

Thomson yana zaune a matsayin dan majalisa mai zaman kansa lokacin da aka kira babban zaben 2017 a ranar 18 ga Afrilu 2017. Kwamitin zartarwa na SNP ya hadu bayan kwana hudu kuma ya yanke hukuncin cewa ba za su goyi bayanta a matsayin dan takarar SNP ba. Ba ta tsaya a matsayin mai zaman kanta a wannan zaben ba, ta ba da wata sanarwa da ta lura, "ko a cikin jam'iyyun siyasa dole ne a yi amfani da manufar adalci na halitta, kamar yadda ake buƙatar hanyoyin da aka ayyana waɗanda aka yi amfani da su daidai, da tsauri da kuma bayyane. Zan shawarci SNP da ta yi amfani da ayyukan jikin waje don taimaka musu wajen bunkasa tsari da wuri-wuri".[1]￼

A watan Agustan 2017, an dakatar da binciken 'yan sanda. Tsohon Ministan Gwamnatin Scotland Kenny MacAskill ya ce SNP tana da darussan da za ta koya game da yadda suke kula da shari'arta. Tsohon Ministan Firayim Minista Alex Salmond an kuma nakalto shi yana cewa yana cewa yadda kafofin watsa labarai da SNP suka bi da Thomson.