John Nicolson | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2023 | |
| SNP Spokesperson for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in the House of Commons | |
| In office 7 January 2020 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Leader | Ian Blackford Stephen Flynn |
| Preceded by | Hannah Bardell |
| In office 20 May 2015 – 8 June 2017 | |
| Leader | Angus Robertson |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Brendan O'Hara |
| Member of Parliament for Ochil and South Perthshire | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Luke Graham |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 3 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jo Swinson |
| Succeeded by | Jo Swinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John MacKenzie Nicolson 23 June 1961 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Domestic partner | Juliano Zini |
| Residence | Bearsden |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow Harvard University |
John MacKenzie Nicolson[1] (born 23 June 1961)[2] is a Scottish journalist, broadcaster and Scottish National Party (SNP) politician.
Nicolson served as the SNP Member of Parliament (MP) for Ochil and South Perthshire from 2019 general election until the seat's abolition in 2024. He was previously the MP for East Dunbartonshire, having been elected at the 2015 general election, and defeated at the 2017 general election. He contested Alloa and Grangemouth in the 2024 election but was defeated.
He was the SNP shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport, a member of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, chair on the All Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy & the Constitution and deputy chair of the APPG on Global LGBT+ Rights.[3][4][5][6][7]
- ^ "List of Members returned to Parliament at the General Election 2015 Scotland". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
- ^ "Minutes". APPG on Global LGBT+ Rights. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Officers". APPG on Global LGBT+ Rights. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee – Membership – Committees – UK Parliament". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Political Stand with John Nicolson: What you can achieve when you work together". Alloa and Hillfoots Advertiser. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ SNP, the (10 December 2022). "The real opposition: meet your new SNP Westminster Frontbench". Scottish National Party. Retrieved 11 December 2022.