Gordon MacDonald
Scottish National Party
MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands (Constituency) 2011 - present day
About Gordon MacDonald
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5741
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
9 Kingsknowe Park
Edinburgh
EH14 2JQ
Phone: 0131 443 0595
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Cross-party groups
Gordon is a member of 2 cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Gordon does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Gordon has 1 party role
Chief Whip
Scottish National Party
Previous roles
Gordon has had 14 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
03 December 2020 - 04 May 2021
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Economy Energy and Fair Work Committee
Member
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
03 September 2019 - 25 February 2020
Finance and Constitution Committee
Member
24 May 2018 - 03 September 2019
Education and Skills Committee
Member
29 September 2016 - 06 September 2018
Finance and Constitution Committee
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Member
19 May 2016 - 09 November 2017
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Appointed Member
07 September 2016 - 29 September 2016
Finance Committee
Substitute Member
03 April 2014 - 23 March 2016
Education and Culture Committee
Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 27 November 2014
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Member
23 June 2011 - 03 April 2014
Justice Committee
Substitute Member
12 June 2013 - 21 January 2014
Burrell Collection Lending and Borrowing Scotland Bill Committee
Member
Register of interests
Gordon's register of interests
MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for Gordon MacDonald. The date of their initial statement was 01 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a member of Historic Scotland.
I am the Chair of the CPG on Independent Convenience Stores.
I am a Trustee of Currie Youth Club trading as Currie Community Centre.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Gordon MacDonald has said in Parliament
These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 8 September 2021
Employment and Skills for Recovery
Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP): "I apologise if my link breaks up; I have been having problems this morning. I refer to the point that we have just spoken about and to the Scottish employer skills survey…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 1 September 2021
Economic Recovery
Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP): "We have talked an awful lot this morning about the supply chain, which relates to the import side of things. The fact is, however, that many SMEs in Scotland export—and predominantly to the EU, which accounts for 83 per cent of exports…
Chamber meeting date: 3 August 2021
Covid-19
Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP): "The First Minister said that the Scottish Government is funding nine research projects on long Covid and that that will help to build the services that will be needed to deal with the implications of long Covid…
Chamber meeting date: 13 July 2021
Covid-19
Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP): "Long Covid has impacted on around 80,000 people in Scotland and on more than 1 million people in the UK. It is a condition that can cause debilitating respiratory, cardiological and neurological symptoms…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 23 June 2021
Deputy Convener
Gordon MacDonald: "I nominate Colin Beattie as deputy convener. Colin Beattie was chosen as deputy convener."
Votes
How Gordon MacDonald has voted in Parliament
Find out how Gordon MacDonald has voted recently.
A Land of Opportunity - Supporting a Fairer and More Equal Society
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 16, 2021
Result 67 for, 30 against, 20 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
A Land of Opportunity - Supporting a Fairer and More Equal Society
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 16, 2021
Result 25 for, 93 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
A Land of Opportunity - Supporting a Fairer and More Equal Society
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Supported by: Sharon Dowey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 16, 2021
Result 33 for, 65 against, 20 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Return to Normal GP Services
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Supported by: Kevin Stewart, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Result 67 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Return to Normal GP Services
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Supported by: Paul O'Kane, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Result 56 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Gordon MacDonald in Parliament
Find out what motions Gordon MacDonald has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Gordon MacDonald has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 September 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place."
Answered by: John Swinney on 2 September 2021
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 August 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place."
Answered by: John Swinney on 5 August 2021
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 July 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to launch the Young Person’s Free Bus Travel Scheme for residents of Scotland aged five to 18, provided for by the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Young Persons (Scotland) Order 2021."
Answered by: Graeme Dey on 27 July 2021
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 July 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the coronavirus legislation in place."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 15 July 2021
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 July 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 7 July 2021
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 July 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 7 July 2021
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 June 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will protect those who have been identified as not having any COVID-19 antibodies, despite having had both doses of the vaccination."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 29 June 2021
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 June 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 29 June 2021
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 June 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the coronavirus legislation in place."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 29 June 2021
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 24 June 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place."
Answered by: John Swinney on 24 June 2021
See all of Gordon MacDonald's written questions submitted in Parliament