Stuart McDonald (Scottish politician)

Stuart McDonald
Official portrait, 2020
SNP Justice and Immigration Spokesperson in the House of Commons
In office
10 December 2022 – 4 September 2023
LeaderStephen Flynn
Preceded byAnne McLaughlin
Succeeded byChris Stephens
SNP Home Affairs Spokesperson in the House of Commons
In office
1 February 2021 – 10 December 2022
LeaderIan Blackford
Preceded byJoanna Cherry
Succeeded byAlison Thewliss
SNP Spokesperson for Immigration & Attorney General in the House of Commons
In office
20 May 2015 – 1 February 2021
LeaderAngus Robertson
Ian Blackford
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAnne McLaughlin (Immigration)
Angela Crawley (Attorney General)
Member of Parliament
for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
In office
7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byGregg McClymont
Succeeded byKatrina Murray
Personal details
Born
Stuart Campbell McDonald

(1978-05-02) 2 May 1978 (age 46)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh

Stuart Campbell McDonald (born 2 May 1978) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency since 2015.[1] A member of the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, he previously served as the SNP Spokesperson for Justice and Immigration from 2022 to 2023.[2][3] He served as the SNP Shadow Home Secretary from 2021 to 2022. He was the SNP Spokesperson on Immigration, Asylum and Border Control from 2015 to 2021.

He was first elected at the general election in May 2015, unseating incumbent Labour MP and Shadow Pensions Minister, Gregg McClymont. McDonald is the first SNP MP to represent Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Margaret Bain was MP for Dumbartonshire East which covered Cumbernauld in the early-1970s), which covers parts of the North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire council areas.

  1. ^ "List of Members returned to Parliament at the General Election 2015 Scotland". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  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.