Stephen Flynn

For other people named Stephen Flynn, see Stephen Flynn (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable
Stephen Flynn
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Leader of the Scottish National Party
in the House of Commons
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 December 2022
DeputyMhairi Black
Pete Wishart
SNP Party LeaderNicola Sturgeon
Humza Yousaf
John Swinney
Preceded byIan Blackford
SNP Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in the House of Commons
In office
1 February 2021 – 6 December 2022
LeaderIan Blackford
Preceded byDrew Hendry
Succeeded byAlan Brown (Energy and Industrial Strategy)
Member of Parliament
for Aberdeen South
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byRoss Thomson
Majority3,758 (8.1%)
Personal details
Born
Stephen Mark Flynn

(1988-10-13) 13 October 1988 (age 36)
Dundee, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
SpouseLynn Flynn
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Dundee
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Stephen Mark Flynn[1] (born 13 October 1988)[2] is a Scottish politician who has served as the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the House of Commons since December 2022. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen South since 2019.[3]

In December 2022, Flynn announced his intention to run in the election to succeed Ian Blackford as the SNP Westminster leader.[4] He defeated Alison Thewliss to become leader.[5]

  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ^ 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. 76. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
  3. ^ "General Election 2019: Aberdeen South Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. ^ PA Media (5 December 2022). "Stephen Flynn announces candidacy for SNP leadership". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Stephen Flynn elected as new SNP leader at Westminster". BBC News. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.