▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament , ▁all ▁matters ▁she ▁had ▁published ▁on ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁Wend y ▁Alexander ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁( MS P ) ▁from ▁its ▁creation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Minister ial ▁career ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Wend y ▁Alexander ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁Government ▁minister , ▁first ▁serving ▁as ▁Minister ▁for ▁Commun ities , ▁then ▁as ▁Minister ▁for ▁Enter prise ▁and ▁L if el ong ▁Learning , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁as ▁Minister ▁for ▁Enter prise , ▁Transport ▁and ▁L if el ong ▁Learning . ▁ ▁As ▁Commun ities ▁Minister ▁she ▁launched ▁the ▁free ▁central ▁he ating ▁installation ▁programme ▁for ▁all ▁p ension ers ▁without ▁a ▁system . ▁She ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁social ▁justice ▁report , ▁" A ▁Scotland ▁where ▁everyone ▁matters ▁– ▁our ▁vision ▁for ▁Social ▁Justice ", ▁setting ▁am bit ious ▁new ▁targets ▁for ▁deliver ing ▁social ▁justice ▁and ▁defe ating ▁child ▁pover ty ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁an ▁Ann ual ▁Scottish ▁Social ▁Justice ▁Report ▁to ▁measure ▁progress ▁towards ▁those ▁targets . ▁ ▁She ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Hom eless ness ▁Task ▁Force , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁radical ▁hom eless ness ▁legisl ation ▁and ▁she ▁champion ed ▁the ▁community ▁ownership ▁of ▁housing ▁by ▁ten ants ▁including ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁£ 1 . 6 bn ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁deb t . ▁The ▁ten ants ▁subsequently ▁voted ▁in