Gordon MacDonald (born 2 January 1960) is a

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(SNP) politician. He has been the

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(MSP) for the Edinburgh Pentlands constituency since

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Early life

MacDonald was born in

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and educated at

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, the

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and the Glasgow College of Technology. He worked as a

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for

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from 1989 to 2011.

Political career

MacDonald contested the seat of Edinburgh Pentlands in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and defeated the Conservative incumbent

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by a margin of 1,758 votes. He was re-elected to the seat in the

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Personal life

MacDonald is married to Janet Campbell, who lives in Broxburn and is the SNP Councillor for

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References

External links

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Gordon MacDonald
constituency website
Local SNP website
covering Gordon MacDonald's constituency, Edinburgh Pentlands 1960 births Living people Politicians from Glasgow People from Cumbernauld Alumni of Glasgow Caledonian University Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–2016 Scottish accountants Scottish National Party MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh constituencies Members of the Scottish Parliament 2016–2021 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2021–2026 People educated at Cumbernauld Academy Politicians from North Lanarkshire {{MSP-stub