She was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West Renfrewshire constituency from 1999 to 2011.
The daughter of Martin Leonard and Cathie Craig, Godman was a Glasgow City councillor before entering the Scottish Parliament.
After leaving St Gerard's Senior Secondary School, Glasgow aged 15, Godman worked with a charity for some time, as a waitress, in a bar, insurance collector and a house mother in a list 'D' school.
[3] In 2008, it was revealed she charged the taxpayer around £30,000 for hotel bills although she was renting a flat from her son Gary Mulgrew.
[5] On her final day in parliament, Godman wore a Celtic F. C. shirt in Holyrood.