New SNP MSP Jeanne Freeman brings political experience to the chamberpublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Jeanne Freeman won Carrick, Cumnock and Doon to become an SNP MSP.
Despite being newly elected, Jeane Freeman has more political experience than many of her fellow MSPs.
She served as a senior advisor to First Minister Jack McConnell, and has also served on the Scottish Police Services Authority Board and the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland and chaired the the National waiting Times Centre board.
Ms Freeman helped found the Women for Independence movement during the 2014 referendum campaign, and won the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley seat with a majority of over 6,000.
She said: "I'm excited and a bit nervous. It's one thing to have worked in the parliament before, it's quite another to be here as an MSP. Not so much finding my way around, more getting my head around all the arrangements and getting my feet under the table.