Derek Brownlee is a Scottish accountant and politician. A member of the Scottish Conservative Party,he was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South of Scotland region from 2005 to 2011.
A by-election in the Moray constituency of the Scottish Parliament was held on 27 April 2006 following the death of the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) Margaret Ewing on 21 March 2006,from breast cancer. The seat was successfully defended by the SNP's Richard Lochhead,increasing the majority over the Scottish Conservative Party by 1073 votes.
Politics in the Dundee Citycouncil area are evident in the deliberations and decisions of Dundee City Council,in elections to the council,and in elections to the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) and the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster).
Ross Thomson is a former Scottish Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen South from June 2017 to November 2019. Thomson was the first Conservative MP elected for Aberdeen South since the 1992 general election. He was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region from May 2016 until June 2017. He was elected to Aberdeen City Council in the 2012 local elections.
The 2021 Scottish Parliament election took place on 6 May 2021,under the provisions of the Scotland Act 1998. All 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament were elected in the sixth election since the parliament was re-established in 1999. The election was held alongside the Senedd election,English local elections,London Assembly and mayoral election and the Hartlepool by-election.
Kevin Morrice Stewart is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician serving as Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care since 2021 and as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Aberdeen Central since 2011. He previously served as Minister for Local Government,Housing and Planning from 2016 to 2021.
The 2016 Scottish parliament election was held on Thursday,5 May 2016 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the fifth election held since the devolved parliament was established in 1999. It was the first parliamentary election in Scotland in which 16 and 17 year olds were eligible to vote,under the provisions of the Scottish Elections Act. It was also the first time the three largest parties were led by women.
Christian Allard is a French-born Scottish politician. Allard was elected as a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Scotland constituency in the 2019 European Parliament election,serving until the 31 January 2020 when the Brexit process was completed. He is also a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region 2013−2016 and has been a councillor for Aberdeen City Council since 2017.
Lesley Brennan is a Scottish politician who served as Chief of Staff to Richard Leonard,during his tenure as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party,from 2017 to 2021. She was formerly a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region for 70 days in early 2016 and a councillor in Dundee from 2012 to 2016. She has also worked as an economist and as a parliamentary assistant.
This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) who were returned to the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament. Of the 129 MSPs returned at the 2016 general election,73 were returned from first past the post constituencies with a further 56 members returned from eight regions,each electing seven MSPs as a form of mixed member proportional representation.
Douglas Gordon Ross is a Scottish politician who has served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party since 2020. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Moray since 2017. In addition to his seat in Westminster,he serves as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands having been elected at the 2021 election. He was previously MSP for the region from 2016 to 2017.
Peter John Chapman MSP is a retired Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician. He served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region between 2016 and 2021. In the Scottish Parliament,he was the Conservative spokesperson for rural economy and connectivity,until May 2018 when he resigned over a lobbying row.
Alexander James Stewart is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region since 2016.
William Archibald Bowman is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region from December 2016 until he stood down at the 2021 election.
The 2017 Ettrick,Roxburgh and Berwickshire by-election was a by-election held on 8 June 2017 for the Scottish Parliament constituency of Ettrick,Roxburgh and Berwickshire. It was triggered by the resignation of John Lamont.
Michelle Lorraine Ballantyne is a British politician and former nurse who has been serving as Leader of Reform UK Scotland since 2021. She was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region from 2017 to 2021.
Jamie Halcro Johnston is a British politician who is a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands region since 2017. A member of the Scottish Conservative Party,he also serves as their Shadow Minister for Business,Trade,Tourism and Enterprise.
Braden Davy is a Scottish Conservative Party politician. He was elected to Angus Council in May 2017.
Collette Stevenson is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She has served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for East Kilbride since May 2021.
Tess White is a Scottish Conservative Party politician,serving as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland Region since May 2021. She was elected in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. She was the constituency candidate for Dundee City West.
