Susan Deacon

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Susan Deacon Biography

Susan Deacon is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 2, 1964 in Musselburgh, United Kingdom. As of June 1, 2023, Susan has a net worth approximately $5 Million. As a backbench MSP, Deacon was regarded as a thoughtful and independent voice, served on several Parliamentary Committees, including Enterprise and Audit. She co-founded and chaired the Cross Party Group on Sexual Health and was involved in work on reproductive health and HIV/Aids both in the UK and abroad. The only Scottish member of the RSA UK Commission on Illegal Drugs, Communities and Public Policy, Deacon was a critic of Government drugs policy. Her opposition to the Iraq War won her support among Labour Party members and the Scottish public, but left relationships strained with parliamentary colleagues. Deacon was re- elected as an MSP in 2003, securing the largest Labour majority in Edinburgh, and had been selected to fight her Edinburgh East and Musselburgh seat again in the 2007 election but in August 2006, she announced her decision to stand down from the Scottish Parliament. Deacon said she had had enough of the ‘raw tribalism of party politics’ and that she wanted to ‘move on to seek new challenges and to channel my energies in other ways.’

Susan Catherine Deacon CBE (born 2 February 1964, Musselburgh) is a Scottish public figure who has held leadership roles across the private, public and third sectors, and in academia and national politics.

Deacon was elected to the Scottish Parliament as MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh in May 1999 and, though widely tipped for ministerial office, her appointment by First Minister Donald Dewar as Scotland’s first cabinet Minister for Health and Community Care came as a surprise to many. She had been education spokesperson in Dewar’s election campaign team and had been initially rejected as a candidate by Scottish Labour’s controversial vetting process, eventually becoming the only person to appeal successfully. Despite this rocky start, Deacon gained respect in the new Parliament and was regarded as one of Labour’s most effective performers – and was tipped as a possible future First Minister. In 1999, she won Frontbencher of the Year in the Herald’s inaugural Scottish Politician of the Year Awards, and was nominated alongside Donald Dewar and Alex Salmond for that year’s Scottish Politician of the Year accolade.

Henry McLeish reappointed Deacon as Health Minister when he took over as First Minister following the death of Donald Dewar in November 2000 and she continued until McLeish’s resignation in November 2001. Deacon was offered a further Cabinet position by incoming First Minister Jack McConnell in November 2001 but, by then pregnant with her second child, decided instead to leave Government and go to the backbenches.

Susan Deacon Net Worth

Susan is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Susan Deacon 's net worth $5 Million.

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Susan Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Susan Deacon celebrates birthday on February 2 of every year.