Ariane Burgess

Ariane Burgess 
 Party: Scottish Greens
 Constituency/Region: Highlands and Islands (list)
 First elected: 7 May 2026
 Previous roles: Re-elected list MSP. 
 
 Bio 
 Bio 
 
 
 
 Detail 
 Info 
 
 
 
 
 Full name 
 Ariane Burgess 
 
 
 Born 
 20 November 1965 (age 60), Edinburgh 
 
 
 Party 
 Scottish Greens 
 
 
 Current office 
 MSP for Highlands and Islands (regional, since 2021) 
 
 
 Previous roles 
 Convener of Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee (since 2021) 
 
 
 Education 
 Wimbledon School of Art (BA Hons); Gaia University (MSc) 
 
 
 Pre-politics profession 
 Politician 
 
 
 
 Twitter/X Discussion 
 
 Source: Nitter (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026 
 
 No significant Nitter discussion found for this period. 
 Reddit Discussion 
 
 Source: Eddrit (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026 
 
 Key threads found: 
 
 r/Scotland — 2026 Scottish Greens manifesto 
 r/Scotland — Fascists on Holyrood ballot posing as Greens 
 r/transgender — Poll: Scotland to see first openly transgender MSP 
 
 
 Sources 
 
 Scottish Parliament website 
 Wikipedia — 2026 Scottish Parliament election