Brendan O'Hara

Brendan O'Hara
MP
Official portrait, 2019
SNP Foreign Affairs Spokesperson in the House of Commons
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 September 2023
LeaderStephen Flynn
Preceded byDrew Hendry
Chief Whip of the Scottish National Party
in the House of Commons
In office
17 January 2023 – 4 September 2023
LeaderStephen Flynn
Preceded byMartin Docherty-Hughes
Succeeded byOwen Thompson
SNP Spokesperson for International Development in the House of Commons
In office
10 December 2022 – 17 January 2023
LeaderStephen Flynn
Preceded byChris Law
Succeeded byAnum Qaisar
SNP Spokesperson for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in the House of Commons
In office
20 June 2017 – 17 May 2018
LeaderIan Blackford
Preceded byJohn Nicolson
Succeeded byHannah Bardell
SNP Spokesperson for Defence in the House of Commons
In office
20 May 2015 – 20 June 2017
LeaderAngus Robertson
Preceded byAngus Robertson
Succeeded byStewart MacDonald
Member of Parliament
for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Argyll and Bute (2015–2024)
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byAlan Reid
Majority6,232 (13.9%)
Personal details
Born (1963-04-27) 27 April 1963 (age 61)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materUniversity of Strathclyde

Brendan O'Hara (born 27 April 1963)[1] is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He serves as Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber since the 2024 election, having previously represented the Argyll and Bute constituency from 2015 to 2024. He has been the SNP spokesperson for Foreign Affairs since September 2023.[2][3] He served as the SNP Digital, Culture, Media and Sport spokesperson from 2017 to 2018, the SNP Defence spokesperson from 2015 to 2017, SNP International Development spokesperson from 2022 to 2023, and SNP Chief Whip in 2023.[4]

  1. ^ Birth certificate of Brendan O'Hara, 27 April 1963, Glasgow District 4379/02 6840 – National Records of Scotland
  2. ^ SNP, the (10 December 2022). "The real opposition: meet your new SNP Westminster Frontbench". Scottish National Party. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. ^ "SNP announces frontbench reshuffle at Westminster". BBC News. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ^ "SNP chief whip at Westminster quits after six weeks in the post". The Herald. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.