History of the Scottish Greens information

Scottish Green Party

*Pàrtaidh Uaine na h-Alba* (Scottish Gaelic)
Scottish Green Party Pàrtaidh Uaine na h-Alba (Scottish Gaelic)
Co-Leaders	Patrick Harvie; Lorna Slater;
Council Co-Convenors	Laura Moodie; Kate Nevens;
Executive Co-Chairs	Ross Greer
Founded	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
Membership (2023)	7,646
Ideology	Green politics; Scottish independence; Scottish republicanism; Pro-Europeanism;
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
European affiliation	European Green Party
International affiliation	Global Greens
Colours	Green
Slogan	For People. For Planet.
Scottish seats in the House of Commons	0 / 59
Scottish Parliament	7 / 129
Local government in Scotland	35 / 1,227
Party flag
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The Scottish Greens is a centre-left^[10] to left-wing^[11] green political party in Scotland that was founded in 1990.

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]

^ "Rainbow Greens Manifesto". Scottish Greens. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ Conor Matchett [@conor_matchett] (24 April 2023). "Scottish Greens state their membership stands at 7,646" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 April 2023 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Scotland/UK". Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ "Scottish Independence" (PDF). Scottish Greens. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2019. A hereditary monarchy is incompatible with Green principles of democracy, equality and fairness. We favour an elected Head of State.
^ Greer, Ross (February 2016). "Now is the time to fight to stay in Europe ... and to reform it from the left, not the right as Cameron plans". Scottish Greens. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ Scotland Business Law Handbook: Strategic Information and Laws Archived 21 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine. International Business Publications, USA. Volume 1, 2013 edition (updated annually). Published in Washington DC, USA.
^ Stone, Jon (14 July 2015). "Green Party set to take 10 seats from Labour in next year's Scottish Parliament election". The Independent. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ "Scottish Greens - For People. For Planet". Scottish Greens. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ "Local Council Political Compositions". Open Council Date UK. 7 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
^ Scotland Business Law Handbook: Strategic Information and Laws Archived 21 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine. International Business Publications, USA. Volume 1, 2013 edition (updated annually). Published in Washington DC, USA.
^ Stone, Jon (14 July 2015). "Green Party set to take 10 seats from Labour in next year's Scottish Parliament election". The Independent. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ Cite error: The named reference cockburn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference :16 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "Rainbow Greens Manifesto". Scottish Greens. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[Conor_Matchett-2] Conor Matchett [@conor_matchett] (24 April 2023). "Scottish Greens state their membership stands at 7,646" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 April 2023 – via Twitter.

[Nordsieck-3] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Scotland/UK". Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

[4] "Scottish Independence" (PDF). Scottish Greens. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2019. A hereditary monarchy is incompatible with Green principles of democracy, equality and fairness. We favour an elected Head of State.

[5] Greer, Ross (February 2016). "Now is the time to fight to stay in Europe ... and to reform it from the left, not the right as Cameron plans". Scottish Greens. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

[6] Scotland Business Law Handbook: Strategic Information and Laws Archived 21 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine. International Business Publications, USA. Volume 1, 2013 edition (updated annually). Published in Washington DC, USA.

[7] Stone, Jon (14 July 2015). "Green Party set to take 10 seats from Labour in next year's Scottish Parliament election". The Independent. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[8] "Scottish Greens - For People. For Planet". Scottish Greens. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[localcouncil-9] "Local Council Political Compositions". Open Council Date UK. 7 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.

[10] Scotland Business Law Handbook: Strategic Information and Laws Archived 21 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine. International Business Publications, USA. Volume 1, 2013 edition (updated annually). Published in Washington DC, USA.

[11] Stone, Jon (14 July 2015). "Green Party set to take 10 seats from Labour in next year's Scottish Parliament election". The Independent. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[cockburn-12] Cite error: The named reference cockburn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Scottish Green Party Pàrtaidh Uaine na h-Alba (Scottish Gaelic)

Co-Leaders	Patrick Harvie Lorna Slater
Council Co-Convenors	Laura Moodie Kate Nevens
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)	7,646^[2]
Ideology	Green politics^[3] Scottish independence^[3] Scottish republicanism^[4] Pro-Europeanism^[5]
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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