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History of the Scottish Greens
Aspect of Scottish political history / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Scottish Greens is a centre-left[10] to left-wing[11] green political party in Scotland that was founded in 1990.
Scottish Green Party | |
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Executive Co-Chairs | Ross Greer |
Founded | 1990 (1990) |
Preceded by | Green Party (UK) |
Headquarters | 17b Graham Street Edinburgh EH6 5QN |
Youth wing | Scottish Young Greens |
Women's wing | Scottish Greens Women's Network |
LGBTQ+ wing | Rainbow Greens[1] |
Membership (2023) | ![]() |
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Political position | Centre-left[6] to left-wing[7] |
European affiliation | European Green Party |
International affiliation | Global Greens |
Colours | Green |
Slogan | For People. For Planet.[8] |
Scottish seats in the House of Commons | 0 / 59 |
Scottish Parliament | 7 / 129 |
Local government in Scotland[9] | 35 / 1,227 |
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The party has its roots in the PEOPLE Party started in Coventry in 1972/3. That party then changed its name to the more descriptive Ecology Party in 1975, and to the Green Party ten years later. In its guise as the Ecology Party, a branch was founded in Edinburgh by Leslie Spoor, which was the party's beginning.[12]
In 1990, the Scottish and Northern Ireland wings of the Green Party in the United Kingdom decided to separate amicably from the party in England and Wales, to form the Scottish Green Party and the Green Party in Northern Ireland.
The party entered the country's devolved legislature since the 1999 Scottish parliament election with the election of Robin Harper as its first MSP. With the Bute House Agreement in 2021, the party entered government for the first time, with co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater appointed government ministers.[13]