title: Margo MacDonald
text: Margo MacDonald (19 April 1943 – 4 April 2014) was a Scottish politician and television and radio presenter. She was a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Member of Parliament (MP) and Deputy Leader. She was later an Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothian region. She was also a schoolteacher and assisted suicide campaigner.
  
  MacDonald was born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. She was married to Peter MacDonald from 1965 until their divorce. They had two daughters, Petra and Zoe. She was later married to politician Jim Sillars until her death.
  
  MacDonald died from Parkinson's disease on 4 April 2014 at her home in Edinburgh. She was 70.
  
  References
  
  Other websites
   Margo MacDonald at the Scottish Parliament website
  
  1943 births
  2014 deaths
  British activists
  Scottish journalists
  British radio personalities
  British teachers
  Deaths from Parkinson's disease
  Disease-related deaths in Scotland
  Members of the British House of Commons for Scottish constituencies
  Scottish Parliament Members
  Scottish politicians
  Scottish television presenters