Pam Gosal

Pam Gosal
MBE MSP
Official portrait, 2021
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for West Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 May 2021
Personal details
Born (1972-04-25) 25 April 1972 (age 52)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyScottish Conservatives

Permjit Gosal MBE (born 25 April 1972) is a Scottish Conservative politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for West Scotland since May 2021.[1] She is one of the first women of colour elected to the Scottish parliament, alongside Kaukab Stewart, and is also the first woman of Indian descent and Sikh to serve as an elected member of the Scottish Parliament.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Pam Gosal". The Scottish Parliament.
  2. ^ "Scottish election 2021: First women of colour elected to Holyrood". BBC News. 8 May 2021.
  3. ^ "'It has taken too long but to all women and girls of colour out there - the Scottish Parliament belongs to you too'". The Scotsman. 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Pam Gosal becomes first Sikh to be elected to Scottish Parliament". Hindustan Times. 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ Gibson, Darren (13 May 2021). "Pam Gosal: West Scotland MSP becomes first Sikh in Scottish Parliament". The Dumbarton Reporter.