Andrew MacKinlay

Andrew MacKinlay
Member of Parliament
for Thurrock
In office
9 April 1992 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byTim Janman
Succeeded byJackie Doyle-Price
Personal details
Born (1949-04-24) 24 April 1949 (age 75)
London, England
Political party
SpouseRuth Segar
Children3

Andrew Stuart MacKinlay (born 24 April 1949) is a British Liberal Democrat politician, who was the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Thurrock from 1992 until he stepped down at the 2010 general election.[1]

In parliament MacKinlay built a reputation as a hard-working constituency MP, gaining respect from all sides[2] and as a stalwart of Gibraltar.[3] In 2021 he was elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor for Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council, although he stood down a short time later, at the 2022 election.

  1. ^ Staff Reporter (31 May 2019). "Former Thurrock MP Andrew Mackinlay joins the Liberal Democrats". Your Thurrock. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Andrew MacKinlay MP quits over hacker Gary McKinnon's extradition". The Telegraph. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Andrew Mackinlay, Freeman of Gibraltar and former Labour MP, urges Lib Dem vote in EU election". Retrieved 27 February 2021.