Owen Thompson

Owen Thompson
Official portrait, 2020
Chief Whip of the Scottish National Party
in the House of Commons
In office
4 September 2023 – 5 July 2024
LeaderStephen Flynn
Preceded byBrendan O'Hara
Succeeded byKirsty Blackman
In office
9 March 2021 – 9 December 2022
LeaderIan Blackford
Preceded byPatrick Grady
Succeeded byMartin Docherty-Hughes
Member of Parliament
for Midlothian
In office
12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byDanielle Rowley
Succeeded byKirsty McNeill
In office
7 May 2015 – 3 May 2017
Preceded byDavid Hamilton
Succeeded byDanielle Rowley
Personal details
Born (1978-03-17) 17 March 1978 (age 46)
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materEdinburgh Napier University
WebsiteOfficial website

Owen George Thompson (born 17 March 1978)[1] is a Scottish National Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Midlothian from 2015 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2024. He was elected in 2015, defeated at the 2017 general election, and regained the seat at the 2019 general election.

  1. ^ Brunskill, Ian, ed. (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. 272. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.