Alison Elliot
Alison Elliot | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 November 1948 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | academic session clerk |
| Known for | first woman elected as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Bathgate Academy |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh University of Sussex |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Lancaster University of Edinburgh |
Alison Janet Elliot (born 27 November 1948) is a Scottish psychologist, and an elder and session clerk at Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh. She is an honorary fellow at New College, Edinburgh.
Elliot was formerly Associate Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she became the first woman ever to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.