Lewis Macdonald

Dr Lewis Macdonald MA, PhD,
Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2011
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen Central
In office 6 May 1999 – 6 May 2011
Preceded by	Constituency Created
Succeeded by	Kevin Stewart
Majority	382 (1.8%)
Personal details
Born	(1957-01-01) 1 January 1957 Stornoway, Outer Hebrides
Political party	Scottish Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Sandra Macdonald
Alma mater	University of Aberdeen

Roderick Lewis Macdonald MA, PhD, (born 1 January 1957) is a Scottish Labour politician and regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland since 2011.^[1] He was MSP for the Aberdeen Central constituency from 1999 until 2011.^[2][3][4]

Background

Born in Stornoway, Macdonald moved with his family to Aberdeenshire as a child, and attended Inverurie Academy and later the University of Aberdeen. Macdonald received an MA in history and a PhD in African studies and later lectured at the university. He is a member of the trade union Unite. Dr Macdonald is married to Sandra who is an employee at Conoco Phillips. Macdonald also has two children, both of whom attend university. Sandra is also a councillor for the George Street/Harbour ward in the Aberdeen City Council.

Career

Prior to his election as MSP he worked as a parliamentary researcher for the MPs Frank Doran and Tom Clarke. Macdonald was a deputy minister in the Scottish Executive between March 2001 and May 2007, holding various portfolios. He is also a trustee for the Aberdeen Football Club Supporters' Trust. He had led for Labour on energy, enterprise and tourism, infrastructure and justice, as well as serving as the Labour Chief Whip at the Scottish Parliament between June 2013 and December 2014. He is currently the Scottish Labour spokesperson for Culture, Sport, Tourism and External Affairs

References

External links

• Lewis Macdonald MSP personal site