Paul Stewart McLennan is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for East Lothian since

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. He has served as a local councillor for the Dunbar and East Linton multi-member ward of

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since 2007Elect Paul McLennan for East Lothian
Scottish National Party, 2 February 2021 having previously been an unsuccessful candidate in earlier elections to single-member wards, and was both the SNP group leader and the council leader from 2007 to 2012. He has been a board member of

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, the regional offices of

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and the Commission on School Reform. McLennan is East Lothian's first SNP MSP, with the constituency having been previously held by Scottish Labour since 1999.

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Scottish National Party MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament 2021–2026 People associated with East Lothian Scottish National Party councillors Scottish republicans {{MSP-stub