Ben Macpherson (politician)

Ben Macpherson MSP

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Northern and Leith
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2016
Preceded by	Malcolm Chisholm
Majority	6,746
Personal details
Political party	Scottish National Party

Ben Macpherson MSP (born 1984 or 1985)^[1] is a Scottish solicitor and politician. He is the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Edinburgh Northern and Leith constituency. Macpherson was first elected to the Scottish Parliament in the 2016 election.

Macpherson graduated from the University of York a degree in philosophy and politics. He later studied at the University of Edinburgh.^[2]

He became a member of the SNP in 2005.^[2]

References

↑ "#16for16: Ben Macpherson". Scotland Votes. Weber Shandwick. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
1 2 "Lawyer targets SNP clean sweep of Edinburgh in 2016". Edinburgh Evening News. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

Members of the Scottish Parliament in the Lothian region

Elected in the 2016 election

Constituency MSPs	Angela Constance (SNP, Almond Valley) Ruth Davidson (Con, Edinburgh Central) Ash Denham (SNP, Edinburgh Eastern) Ben Macpherson (SNP, Edinburgh Northern and Leith) Gordon MacDonald (SNP, Edinburgh Pentlands) Daniel Johnson (Lab, Edinburgh Southern) Alex Cole-Hamilton (Lib Dem, Edinburgh Western) Fiona Hyslop (SNP, Linlithgow) Colin Beattie (SNP, Midlothian North and Musselburgh)

Additional members	Jeremy Balfour (Con) Miles Briggs (Con) Kezia Dugdale (Lab) Neil Findlay (Lab) Alison Johnstone (Green) Gordon Lindhurst (Con) Andy Wightman (Green)

SNP (6 seats), Conservative (4 seats), Labour (3 seats), Greens (2 seats), Liberal Democrats (1 seat)

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