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Ms Gougeon said: "I will have been in an elected position for just about half of my life and the time has come for me to take a step back from frontline politics. It has also been a huge privilege to serve as a Minister in the Scottish Government - something I never would have imagined in 2016."
Scotland's Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has announced she will not be standing as a candidate in next year's Scottish Parliamentary election. On Friday (March 14), Ms Gougeon, who represents...
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