Chris Ballance

Chris Ballance
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for South of Scotland
In office
1 May 2003 – 2 April 2007
Personal details
Born (1952-07-07) 7 July 1952
Political party Scottish Green Party

Chris Ballance (born 7 July 1952) is a playwright and Scottish Green Party politician, a former Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South of Scotland region.

Biography

Born in Worcester, England, he owned and managed a second-hand bookshop in Wigtown, won a Scotsman Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1990,[1] and wrote sketches for Radio Scotland before being elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2003. He held a seat on the Parliament's Enterprise and Culture Committee and was the Green's Parliamentary business manager and speaker on nuclear issues, culture and peace.[2] He lost his seat in the 2007 election. In August 2007 he was appointed to the Scottish Broadcasting Commission established by the Scottish Executive.[3]

He is a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers).

Plays

References

  1. ↑ The Scotsman guide to Scottish politics by Matthew Spicer page 87 (2004 - ISBN 0748619240)
  2. ↑ "Previous MSPs: Session 2 (2003-2007): Chris Ballance". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Broadcasting commission members". BBC News. 13 August 2007.
  4. ↑ "Singing sensation Florence Foster Jenkins". CBC. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "MSP's play on 'ruthless' quest for political power to tour". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 17 February 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2015.


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