Mhairi Black | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons | |
| In office 6 December 2022 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Leader | Stephen Flynn |
| Preceded by | Kirsten Oswald |
| Succeeded by | Pete Wishart |
| SNP Scotland Spokesperson in the House of Commons | |
| In office 7 January 2020 – 6 December 2022 | |
| Leader | Ian Blackford |
| Preceded by | Tommy Sheppard |
| Succeeded by | Philippa Whitford |
| Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire South | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Douglas Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Johanna Baxter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1994 Paisley, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse |
Katie McGarvey (m. 2022) |
| Education | Lourdes Secondary School |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
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Mhairi Black (/ˈmæri/;[a] born 12 September 1994)[1] is a Scottish politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the House of Commons from 2022 to 2024, and as a Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire South from 2015 to 2024.[2][3]
Black was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire South in 2015, when she defeated the Labour Party's Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander.[4] She was re-elected in 2017 and again in 2019.[5][6]
When elected in May 2015, she was 20 years, 7 months and 25 days old, making her the youngest MP elected to the House of Commons since the Reform Act of 1832, the previous record having been held by William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, who was 20 years and 11 months old when elected in 1832.[7] Black was the youngest member of the House from 2015 to 2019.[8] She stood down as an MP at the 2024 general election.[9]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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deputyMhairiwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "General Election 2015 Results: Paisley & Renfrewshire South". BBC News. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Young, Gregor (8 June 2017). "Mhairi Black defies exit poll odds by holding Paisley & Renfrewshire South". The National. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Paisley & Renfrewshire South parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Rix, Kathryn (11 May 2015). "The youngest MP? The 'baby' of the first Reformed Parliament". The Victorian Commons. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Lusher, Adam (8 May 2015). "General Election 2015: Mhairi Black: The 20-year-old who could become the youngest MP since 1667". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Brooks, Libby (2024). "'What am I going to do with my life?' Mhairi Black on quitting the 'depressing' Commons at 29 – with no regrets". The Guardian. London.
I'm about to be exactly where I was 10 years ago, asking: 'What am I going to do with my life?'