Jean McGivern Turner (born 23 December 1939) is a Scottish medical doctor and former Independent politician.
She attended Hillhead High School before going on to study medicine at the University of Aberdeen, graduating with an MBChB in 1965.
[5] At the age of 61, having recently retired as a general practitioner, Turner entered the by-election as the independent "Save Stobhill" candidate.
[citation needed] In October 2002, she confirmed that she would stand as candidate at the elections the following year.
[10] In February 2007, Turner announced she would stand for re-election at the 2007 Scottish Parliament election,[11] but lost her seat to the Labour candidate, David Whitton.