Sylvia Jackson [SEP] position held
Sylvia Jackson
Dr Sylvia Jackson (born 3 December 1946) is a Scottish Labour politician, and former Member of the Scottish Parliament.
In the Scottish Election on 3 May 2007, she lost the Stirling constituency, which she had held since 1999, to Bruce Crawford of the SNP.
Prior to her election she has worked as a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and as a chemistry teacher.
External links.
- Sylvia Jackson MSP Previous Members page at the Scottish Parliament website
political science from Yale University in 1972, followed by a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1975. She is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
Early political career.
Jackson Lee made three unsuccessful attempts at local judgeships before becoming a municipal judge from 1987 to 1990.
Jackson Lee, along with Sylvia Garcia, was appointed by then Mayor of Houston Kathy Whitmire. In 1989 she won the at-large position for a seat on the Houston City Council, serving until 1994.