Clare Adamson

Clare Adamson FBCS MSP
Official portrait, 2016
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Motherwell and Wishaw
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2016
Preceded by	John Pentland
Majority	6,223 (21.4%)
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office 5 May 2011 – 4 May 2016
Personal details
Born	Clare Anne Pickering (1967-08-01) 1 August 1967 (age 57) Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Spouse	John Adamson
Children	4 (including 3 stepchildren)
Alma mater	Glasgow Caledonian University
Website	Official website

Clare Anne Adamson (née Pickering; born 1 August 1967) is a Scottish politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Motherwell and Wishaw since 2016. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she was previously an additional MSP for the Central Scotland region from 2011 to 2016.

A graduate of the Glasgow Caledonian University, before entering politics Adamson was a computer scientist. In 2007, she was elected to the North Lanarkshire Council for the Wishaw ward.^[1] She ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency, but was elected as an additional member for the Central Scotland region in 2011. Adamson was elected as the MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw in 2016 and was re-elected for a third term in the 2021 election. She has since served as the Convener of the Scottish Parliament's Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee.^[2]