Alison Johnstone Politician

Alison Johnstone (born 11 October 1965) is a Scottish politician, the Green MSP for the Lothian region. She also served as a councillor for the Meadows/Morningside ward for the City of Edinburgh Council from 2007 until May 2012.From 1999, Johnstone worked as an assistant to Robin Harper, a position she held until he stood down and she was elected in May 2011 to the Scottish Parliament.She was also joint convenor of the Scottish Green Party from 2007 to 2008.