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A senior SNP minister is to quit citing the pressure of office on family life.  Aileen Campbell, 39, has said she won’t stand in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election in a bid to achieve a “better work-life balance”.  Married mum-of-two Campbell and Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government, who has nine and five-year-old sons Angus and Crawford with husband Fraser, has told of her feelings of “imposter syndrome” after being elected in 2007.  The Clydesdale MSP added: “Just as Scotland has changed significantly for the better since 2007, so have my personal circumstances.  “I have got married and have been blessed with two beautiful boys, who are growing up fast.  “My husband and I are very fortunate - we have managed to find ways for me to do my job and have a family at the same time, with Fraser taking on most of the day-to-day parenting.  “But there is no getting away from the fact that the job – while immensely rewarding - is demanding in terms of pressure and time.  “I hope in future I can spend a little more time with my boys at home.  “So, after much consideration, now feels like a good time to prepare myself for taking a step back from frontline party politics and government.  “Once I stand down I look forward to new challenges and, I hope, a better work-life balance – but until then, I will continue to work tirelessly for my constituents, and I will be pleased to continue serving in the Cabinet for as long as the First Minister wants me to.”  Campbell was first elected a list member for the South of Scotland in 2007 before returning as the MSP for Clydesdale in 2011 election.  She has previously been Minister for Children and Young People, and Minister for Public Health and Sport, and was the first member of the government to take maternity leave.  She added: “I hope I have been a positive role model to younger people, and my message to anyone thinking of entering politics – particularly young women – is to go for it.”  Ruth Davidson quit as leader of the Scottish Conservatives last year to spend more time with partner Jen Wilson and baby son Finn.  She said: “Families all across Scotland make decisions about how best to balance work and family life and MSPs are no different.  “For all Holyrood’s clams to be the most family friendly parliament in the world it is still a more than full time job and sometimes you just want to spend more time with your kids.” Senior SNP minister Aileen Campbell to quit due to pressure of office on family life
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