Gordon Jackson (advocate)

Gordon Jackson
Jackson pictured at the SECC giving his candidate speech after losing the Glasgow Govan seat to Nicola Sturgeon.
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Glasgow Govan
In office
6 May 1999 – 2 April 2007
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byNicola Sturgeon
Personal details
Born
William Gordon Jackson

(1948-08-05) 5 August 1948 (age 76)
Ardrossan, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Anne Stevely
(m. 1972)
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews
ProfessionAdvocate

William Gordon Jackson KC (born 5 August 1948) is a senior Scottish lawyer who served as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 2016 until 2020. From 1999 to 2007, he was a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Govan.