Stuart McDonald (Scottish politician)
Stuart McDonald | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| SNP Justice and Immigration Spokesperson in the House of Commons | |
| In office 10 December 2022 – 4 September 2023 | |
| Leader | Stephen Flynn |
| Preceded by | Anne McLaughlin |
| Succeeded by | Chris Stephens |
| SNP Home Affairs Spokesperson in the House of Commons | |
| In office 1 February 2021 – 10 December 2022 | |
| Leader | Ian Blackford |
| Preceded by | Joanna Cherry |
| Succeeded by | Alison Thewliss |
| SNP Spokesperson for Immigration & Attorney General in the House of Commons | |
| In office 20 May 2015 – 1 February 2021 | |
| Leader | Angus Robertson Ian Blackford |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Anne McLaughlin (Immigration) Angela Crawley (Attorney General) |
| Member of Parliament for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gregg McClymont |
| Succeeded by | Katrina Murray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stuart Campbell McDonald 2 May 1978 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Stuart Campbell McDonald (born 2 May 1978) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency from 2015 to 2024. As a member of the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, he served as the SNP Spokesperson for Justice and Immigration from 2022 to 2023. He served as the SNP Shadow Home Secretary from 2021 to 2022, and was the SNP Spokesperson on Immigration, Asylum and Border Control from 2015 to 2021.
He was first elected at the general election in May 2015, unseating incumbent Labour MP and Shadow Pensions Minister, Gregg McClymont. McDonald was the first SNP MP to represent Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Margaret Bain was MP for Dumbartonshire East which covered Cumbernauld in the early-1970s), which covers parts of the North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire council areas.