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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 |
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. In 2024,he worked for the then-Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray. [3] Among the current Starmer ministry,he has been labelled a "rising star" . [4]
He studied Computer Science at university,and 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." [5] 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. [5] 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. [6]
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