Ex-Labour aide takes new job as SNP adviser
Jeane Freeman, a former Labour party member who was Mr McConnell’s senior political adviser for almost four years, has already publicly backed Scottish independence.
The Scottish Government confirmed yesterday that Ms Freeman was working for the SNP minister.
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Hide AdA spokesman said: “Jeane Freeman has taken up a temporary part-time contract to provide specialist advice and support on key stakeholder engagement in the learning directorate.”
Ms Freeman was Mr Mc-Connell’s most senior political aide from 2001 to 2005, advising him on health, justice and finance, before leaving to set up her own consultancy business.
In recent years she has also served on the Parole Board for Scotland, the Scottish Police Services Authority and the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.
She has also been the chair of the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Glasgow.