Paul McLennan
Paul McLennan | |
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McLennan in 2023 | |
Minister for Housing | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 29 March 2023 | |
First Minister | Humza Yousaf |
Preceded by | Margaret Burgess |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for East Lothian | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Iain Gray |
Personal details | |
Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Dunbar, Scotland |
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Paul Stewart McLennan is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician serving as Minister for Housing since 2023.[1] He has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for East Lothian since 2021.[2]
He has served as a local councillor for the Dunbar and East Linton multi-member ward of East Lothian Council since 2007[3] having previously been an unsuccessful candidate in earlier elections to single-member wards,[4] and was both the SNP group leader and the council leader from 2007 to 2012. He has been a board member of NHS Lothian, the regional offices of Scottish Enterprise and the Commission on School Reform.[3]
McLennan is East Lothian's first SNP MSP, with the constituency having been previously held exclusively by Scottish Labour for 22 years.[5]
McLennan is married to his wife Sharron, with whom he has two children, Scott and Kirsty. He is a lifelong resident of Dunbar.[6]
References
- ^ "Full ministerial team confirmed". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "East Lothian - Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b Elect Paul McLennan for East Lothian, Scottish National Party, 2 February 2021
- ^ Scottish Council Elections 2003 (page 48 on PDF, page 28 on scan), H. M. Bochel, D. T. Denver
- ^ "SNP's Paul McLennan elected East Lothian's new MSP". East Lothian Courier. 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Scottish Parliament Election 2021: Statement from East Lothian constituency SNP candidate Paul McLennan". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
External links
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Paul McLennan
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Preceded by | MSP for East Lothian 2021 – present | Incumbent |
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