Lewis Macdonald
Lewis Macdonald | |||||||||||||||||
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 Macdonald in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | |||||||||||||||||
| Interim 1 April 2020 – 14 May 2021 Serving with Linda Fabiani and Christine Grahame | |||||||||||||||||
| Presiding Officer | Ken Macintosh | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | |||||||||||||||||
| Convener of the Health and Sport Committee | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 19 December 2017 – 4 May 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Neil Findlay | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Gillian Martin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Scottish Labour portfolios | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Sport, Tourism and External Affairs | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | Roderick Lewis Macdonald 1 January 1957 Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Scottish Labour | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Sandra Macdonald | ||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||
Roderick Lewis Macdonald (born 1 January 1957) is a Scottish politician who was a
Early life and career
Born in
Political career
Between June 2013 and December 2014, Macdonald served as Scottish Labour Chief Whip. He has also led for Scottish Labour on enterprise and tourism, infrastructure, justice and energy.[4] He has served as convener of the Health and Sport Committee from December 2017 to May 2021.[5] He became interim Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament in April 2020, following the self isolation of Christine Grahame during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7]
Macdonald nominated Anas Sarwar in the 2021 Scottish Labour leadership election.[8] He stood down at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.[9]
Personal life
Macdonald is married to Sandra who has worked in the oil industry. Macdonald also has two children.[1] Sandra has been elected as a member on Aberdeen City Council.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Personal Information". www.parliament.scot. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Previous MSPs: Session 1 (1999–2003): Lewis Macdonald MSP". The Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Previous MSPs: Session 2 (2003–2007): Lewis Macdonald MSP". The Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Previous MSPs: Session 3 (2007–2011): Lewis Macdonald MSP". The Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Current MSPs: Lewis Macdonald MSP". The Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ Beaton, Ailean (1 April 2020). "Lewis Macdonald elected temporary Deputy Presiding Officer". Holyrood Website. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Hall, Jamie (2 April 2020). "North-east MSP gains new role in Scottish Parliament". Evening Express. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Scottish Leadership Election 2021 – Nominations". Scottish Labour. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Holyrood 2021 election: Which MSPs are standing down?". BBC News. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
External links
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Lewis Macdonald
- Lewis Macdonald MSP personal site
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