Jackie Dunbar | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen Donside | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mark McDonald |
| Majority | 9,026 (25.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
Jackie Dunbar is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She has served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Aberdeen Donside since May 2021. [1]
Dunbar was born in Peterhead and educated in Elgin. She was elected to the Northfield (later Northfield/Mastrick North) ward of Aberdeen City Council in 2007,and held some senior posts on the council. [2] She has remained a councillor since first taking up the post. [3] [4] In 2021,Dunbar was elected as a MSP for Aberdeen Donside,following her predecessor Mark McDonald's decision to not seek re-election. [3] While serving as a MSP,Dunbar has pledged to donate her council salary to charity. [3]
In February 2025,Dunbar was reported to be on an all-female "hit list" of SNP MSPs that were to be asked to stand down from the Scottish Parliament to make room for ex-MPs who had lost their seats in the 2024 general election. The alleged list was reported to have been drawn up at Stephen Flynn's direction by Aberdeenshire North and Moray East MP Seamus Logan. [5]
