 In May1999 Trish Godman was elected as member for West Renfrewshire and Chair of Local Government Committee. In May 2003 she became Deputy Presiding Officer and was also re elected constituency member for West Renfrewshire. She was re elected again in 2007.
Before entering the Scottish Parliament Trish was a Glasgow City councillor and before that she was a social worker working in the East End of Glasgow from 1979-1989. After leaving school at 15 she worked with a charity for some time, as a waitress, in a bar, as an insurance collector and also a house mother in a list 'D' school.
Trish later attended Jordanhill College where she trained as a social worker.
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