Scottish Executive brings forward date of its annual election
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Scottish Executive has brought forward the date of its annual election by a month.
The main reason for the change is to give executive members a breathing
space between the announcement of the election result and their own election
of a chairman and vice-chairman for the ensuing 12 months. Such a break
is necessary because the executive is introducing a more structured process
for the election of its officers. As with the Council’s procedure
for electing the Society’s president, vice-president and treasurer,
this will involve candidates submitting statements in support of their
candidacy for the positions of executive chairman and vice-chairman.
In the past the election result has been announced in June at the Scottish
Department’s annual general meeting and the officers have been
elected at the first meeting of the new executive on the same day.
An Official Notice published this week (see p161) gives 18 March as the
closing date for the submission of nominations for election to the six
vacancies on the executive.
Voting papers will be sent to pharmacists with registered addresses in
Scotland by about the end of March and the closing date for voting will
be 29 April. The result of the election will be announced shortly afterwards.
The six retiring members of the executive are Christine Bond, Michelle
Caldwell, Christine Gilmour, Rose Marie Parr, David Thomson and Angela
Timoney, all of whom are eligible for re-election. Professor Bond, Miss
Parr, Mr Thomson and Miss Timoney are all retiring after completing a
three-year term on the executive, having each been re-elected in 2002.
Mrs Gilmour was co-opted in 2003 to replace Noel Wicks when he was elected
to the Society’s Council. Similarly, Mrs Caldwell was co-opted
in 2004 to replace Maurice Hickey when he was elected to the Council.
The Scottish AGM will continue to be held in June. The date of this year’s
AGM has yet to be finalised because of the Society’s commitment
to avoid timetable clashes with events commemorating the centenary of
the National Association of Women Pharmacists.
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