David Linden (politician)

David Linden
Official portrait, 2019
SNP Spokesperson for Social Justice in the House of Commons
In office
10 December 2022 – 5 July 2024
LeaderStephen Flynn
Preceded byKirsty Blackman
SNP Spokesperson for Work and Pensions in the House of Commons
In office
1 February 2021 – 29 March 2022
LeaderIan Blackford
Preceded byNeil Gray
Succeeded byKirsty Blackman
SNP Spokesperson for Housing, Communities and Local Government in the House of Commons
In office
7 January 2020 – 1 February 2021
LeaderIan Blackford
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPatricia Gibson
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow East
In office
8 June 2017 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byNatalie McGarry
Succeeded byJohn Grady
Personal details
Born
David Melvyn Linden

(1990-05-14) 14 May 1990 (age 34)[1]
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party

David Melvyn Linden[2] (born 14 May 1990) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow East from the 2017 General Election until May 2024.[3] He served as the SNP Spokesperson for Work and Pensions from 2021 to 2022 and the Spokesperson for Housing, Communities and Local Government in the House of Commons from 2020 to 2021.

  1. ^ "Members' Names Data Platform query". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. ^ "No. 27885". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 1077.
  3. ^ Kathleen Speirs (9 June 2017). "Glasgow's two new MPs - everything you need to know". Glasgow Live. MGN. Retrieved 9 June 2017.