Seamus Logan | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Majority | 942 (2.4%) |
Member of Aberdeenshire Council for Fraserburgh and District | |
In office 5 May 2022 –30 August 2024 | |
Succeeded by | Ian Sutherland |
Personal details | |
Born | Ballymoney,County Antrim,Northern Ireland,United Kingdom | 4 January 1958
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Alma mater | University of Stirling |
Seamus Logan (born 4 January 1958) is a British politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East since July 2024. Born in Northern Ireland,Logan became active in Scottish politics in 2022.
Seamus Logan was born on 4 January 1958 in Ballymoney,County Antrim,Northern Ireland, [1] to Catholic parents. [2] He was educated at St MacNissi's College,an all-boys Catholic school in the Glens of Antrim. [1] He studied at the University of Stirling,Scotland,graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. [1]
After university,he returned to Northern Ireland and entered a career in health and social care. [3] He undertook a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree at Queen's University Belfast. [1] From 1982 to 1988,he worked as a social worker specialising in mental health. [1] From 1988 to 2008,he worked successively as a team leader,clinical services manager,and commissioner. [1] From 2008 until he retired in 2013,he was a performance and service improvement regional director. [1]
After Logan retired from his healthcare job in 2018,he considered fully retiring or becoming a coach driver,but ran in a councillor election. [2] He was elected as a SNP councillor for Fraserburgh and District on Aberdeenshire Council in 2022. [4] Logan resigned from this position on 30 August 2024.
On 5 July 2024 he was elected as a Member of the Parliament (MP) for the newly-formed constituency of Aberdeenshire North and Moray East,having received 13,455 votes (35.2%). [5] On 17 July 2024,he made his maiden speech in the House of Commons in the debate following the King's Speech. [6]