Green Party completes North East region candidates lists

The Scottish Green Party has now completed the selection process for
its North-east regional list candidates for the Scottish Parliament
election on 5 May.

The Party has five candidates on its regional list. It has high hopes
of winning a regional list seat in the North-east on 5 May.

The Party's list of MSP candidates for the North-east
Scotland region is headed by high-profile Aberdeenshire councillor
Martin Ford.

Martin Ford lives near Hatton of Fintray in Aberdeenshire with his
wife Gina. Prior to becoming an Aberdeenshire councillor in 1999, Mr
Ford worked as an environmental scientist at the Scottish Agricultural
College in Aberdeen. He holds a Ph.D. in plant ecology and includes
gardening amongst his hobbies.

Martin Ford has earned a reputation as a tireless campaigner for local people.

As the number one candidate on the Scottish Green Party's list of MSP
candidates for the North-east region, Martin Ford is his party's first
choice to become an MSP and so will be elected if the Scottish Green
Party gets more than six per cent of the party vote on 5 May.

Second on the Scottish Green Party's list of MSP candidates for the
North-east region is Rhonda Reekie.

Rhonda Reekie has previously stood as a Green Party candidate in both
Westminster and Scottish Parliament elections. She works in the
freight industry and lives in Aberdeen.

Dundee-based Pauline Hinchion, who has worked in a range of
environmental businesses, is the Scottish Green's third placed
candidate on their North-east regional list.

Ruth Brenk, a lecturer at the University of Dundee, is the Green's
fourth North-east list candidate.

The fifth Green Party candidate for the North-east region is
Aberdeenshire councillor Debra Storr.

Commenting, Martin Ford said: "The Scottish Green Party is committed
to running a positive and distinctive campaign for the Scottish
Parliament elections. One of our priorities for the Paliament is good
quality public services where we are the only alternative to the cuts
agenda of other parties."

The Scottish Green Party has won in the North-east before. Shiona
Baird was the Green MSP for the North-east region from 2003 to 2007.

ENDS

Contact: Martin Ford 01224 790052