About Maggie
Maggie Chapman is a Zimbabwean born Scot by choice, best known as Rector of the University of Aberdeen, the former co-convenor of the Scottish Green Party, and for her work in the third sector in equalities and human rights.
Maggie sits on the Board of Directors of Voices for Scotland Ltd. She was a councillor for the Leith Walk ward of The City of Edinburgh Council from 2007-2015 and represented the Scottish Greens on the Smith Commission for further devolution of powers to the Scottish Parliament.
Maggie was first elected Rector of the University of Aberdeen in November 2014, and was re-elected in 2018. Her term ends in March 2021.
Latest Articles
North East Campaign Launch
We launched our campaign for the Scottish Greens in the North East Region on Tuesday. I was really pleased to be joined by the incredible German Green MEP Terry Reintke, and our very own Guy Ingerson, who is number 2…
Independence is the route to a better Scotland, but we must learn from 2014
Independence is the route to a better Scotland, but we must learn from 2014 by Maggie Chapman | 18 September 2019 I was honoured to be asked to write the foreward to Jack Foster’s book, Catch 2014: why ‘Yes’ lost…
The climate emergency, social movements, and moving beyond partisan boundaries
The climate emergency, social movements, and moving beyond partisan boundaries BY MAGGIE CHAPMAN | 31 AUGUST 2019 I was pleased to be invited to open the third South of Scotland Greens Regional Conference in Galashiels today. This is what I…
We must build public support for reform of local government finances
Yesterday, I spoke at the launch of the Reid Foundation’s report on financing local government at the STUC Annual Congress in Dundee. Mike Danson (co-author of the report), Lilian Macer (UNISON Scotland convenor), David Ross (Fife Council Co-Leader) and I…
Celebrating the right to choose
Yesterday, over 30 of us gathered outside the Chalmers Sexual Health Centre which provides a range of services including abortion, contraception and other reproductive healthcare. We were there to show solidarity for the work the Clinic’s healthcare professionals do, and…
The age of individualism is dead; now is the time for social movements to seize power – SGP Spring Conference speech
Good morning friends, and welcome to our Spring Conference, exactly 699 years to the day of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath, and just short of 40 years since Thatcher became Prime Minister. I’ll say a bit more about…