Rona Mackay

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Rona Mackay
MSP
Rona Mackay MSP.jpg
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Strathkelvin and Bearsden
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2016

Prior to being elected, she worked as a journalist in national newspapers for more than 20 years. [1]

From 2010 to 2016 she sat on the Children's Panel for the East End of Glasgow.

In 2001 she was a co-ordinator of Chernobyl Children's Lifeline, a charity which brought children from Belarus who were affected by the nuclear disaster to Scotland to improve their health.

Political career

Mackay worked as a Parliamentary Assistant to Gil Paterson, the former SNP MSP for Milngavie and Clydebank, before being elected in May 2016. [2] She was elected with a majority of 8,100 votes. [3] She was Deputy Convenor of the Justice Committee in Session 5, was on the Education Committee and convened a number of Cross Party Groups..

At the Scottish Parliamentary election in May 2021, Mackay was re-elected with a majority of 11,484 (3,384 increase from 2016). [4] In Session 6, she is a member of the Scottish Parliament's Criminal Justice Committee, a member of the Animal Welfare, Chronic Pain (Co-Convenor), Women’s Justice (Convenor), Fair Trade, Men's Violence Against Women and Children, Prevention and Healing of Adverse Childhood Experiences and is a Senior Party Whip.[ citation needed ]

On 25 February 2025, Mackay announced she would stand down at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "About". Rona Mackay MSP. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Rona Mackay". Scottish National Party. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Scottish Parliament election 2016 constituency result: Strathkelvin and Bearsden". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Help for high street a first priority says re-elected MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden Rona Mackay". www.glasgowworld.com. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "SNP MSP Rona Mackay to Step Down at Next Holyrood Election". The National. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
Scottish Parliament
Preceded by Member of the Scottish Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden
2016–present		Incumbent


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