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22/05/2008
Minister for Communities and Sport Stewart Maxwell today announced the appointment of Mrs Louise Martin CBE as Chair of sportscotland.
Mrs Louise Martin CBE was first elected to Commonwealth Games Council in 1986 and has served two terms as Chair, the first woman to hold this post on the CGCS. She is also currently the Commonwealth Games Federation Honorary Secretary, being re-elected unopposed for a third term in November 2007. Her sporting background is in swimming and gymnastics. She was an international swimmer for 10 years representing Scotland at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia and then as coach and trainer of swimming.
Mrs Martin is a former Secretary to and former President of the Scottish Gymnastics Association. She has also represented Scottish Gymnastics on the Scottish Commonwealth Games Council and was Gymnastics Team Manager at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, and deputy General Team Manager in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia four years later.
As Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Council, Mrs Martin led Scotland's successful bid to bring the 2014 Commonwealth Games to Glasgow. She does not hold any other ministerial appointments.
This appointment will be for a period of four years from June 2, 2008 to May 31, 2012.
This post is part-time with a time commitment of 2.5 days per week for which the annual remuneration is £27,531.
Sportscotland is the national agency for developing sport in Scotland, dedicated to helping increase participation and improve performance in sport. The organisation works with and brings together key organisations in Scottish sport, such as Governing Bodies and Local Authorities, supporting them in delivering their single plan for sport and investing National Lottery and Scottish Government funding in the shared outcomes which contribute to the National Strategy for Sport - Reaching Higher.
This Ministerial appointment was made in accordance with Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland (OCPAS) Code of Practice.
All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees' political activity (if any declared) to be made public. Within the last five years, Mrs Martin has not been involved in any political activity.