Pamela Nash

Pamela Nash (born 24 June 1984) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Airdrie and Shotts between 2010 and 2015 general elections.

During her time in office, she was the youngest MP.

Early life and career

Pamela Nash was born in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, and educated locally in St Margaret's High School, Airdrie and Chapelhall. Nash lost her mother and stepfather when she was 17.

She spent her first summer after high school volunteering at a school in Nyeri, Kenya and followed this up with a placement in Uganda during her time at university. She studied politics at the University of Glasgow, specialising in human rights and international development.

Nash was the parliamentary officer for the Young Fabians and a member of the Scottish Youth Parliament, where she served on the executive committee and was the convenor of the External Affairs Committee. She interned for John Reid for one year as his constituency assistant and subsequently was employed for a period of three years as his parliamentary assistant.