Gordon MacDonald (Scottish politician)

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Gordon MacDonald
MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Edinburgh Pentlands
Assumed office
5 May 2011
Preceded byDavid McLetchie
Personal details
Born (1960-01-02) 2 January 1960 (age 64)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materGlasgow College of Technology
Websitewww.gordonmacdonaldmsp.info

Gordon MacDonald (born 2 January 1960) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Edinburgh Pentlands constituency since 2011.

Early life[edit]

MacDonald was born in Glasgow and educated at Cumbernauld High School, the Central College of Commerce and the Glasgow College of Technology.[1] He worked as a management accountant for Lothian Buses from 1989 to 2011.[1]

Political career[edit]

MacDonald contested the seat of Edinburgh Pentlands in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and defeated the Conservative incumbent David McLetchie by a margin of 1,758 votes.[2] He was re-elected to the seat in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.[3]

Personal life[edit]

MacDonald is married to Janet Campbell, who lives in Broxburn and is the SNP Councillor for Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh (ward). [4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "MSPs: Current MSPs: Gordon MacDonald: Personal Information". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Vote 2011: Scottish elections: constituency: Edinburgh Pentlands". BBC News. 11 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Scotland Election 2016: Edinburgh Pentlands: Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Gordon MacDonald Facebook Page". Facebook. 15 May 2022.

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