Gordon McKee | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Glasgow South | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Stewart McDonald |
Majority | 4,154 (9.8%) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1994or1995(age 29–30) |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Gordon McKee (born 1994or1995) [1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been serving as a Member of Parliament for Glasgow South since 2024. [2]
McKee was formerly a staff member of the think tank Labour Together as a policy expert. [3] [4] In 2024,he worked for the then-Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray. [5] Among the current Starmer ministry,he has been labelled a "rising star". [6]
He studied Computer Science at the University of Glasgow,and afterwards became a software engineer,helping to develop iPhone apps. [7] He has said of his background that "I come from a very working-class family. My dad’s a welder and my grandpa was a miner." [8] His family was not very political,although they voted Labour,and "he didn’t know a single person who was a member of a political party when he joined",according to LabourList. [8] McKee caused controversy when it was revealed that he was gifted tickets worth £550 to the men’s final at Wimbledon a little more than a week after being elected. [9]