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 local office
9 Kingsknowe Park
Edinburgh
EH14 2JQ
Phone: 0131 443 0595
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Committees
Gordon is a member of 2 committees
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Gordon is a member of 5 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans Community
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Construction
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Independent Convenience Stores
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scotch Whisky
Co-Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Gordon has 1 parliamentary and government role
Scottish Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund
Trustee
Party Roles
Gordon does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Gordon has had 21 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
29 June 2023 - 16 November 2023
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Substitute Member
27 April 2023 - 29 June 2023
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Deputy Convener
18 April 2023 - 26 April 2023
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Member
20 May 2021 - 18 April 2023
Chief Whip
Scottish National Party
06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
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
03 September 2019 - 25 February 2020
Finance and Constitution Committee
Member
24 May 2018 - 03 September 2019
Education and Skills Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Member
29 September 2016 - 06 September 2018
Finance and Constitution Committee
Substitute Member
19 May 2016 - 09 November 2017
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Appointed Member
07 September 2016 - 29 September 2016
Finance Committee
Substitute Member
09 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training
Scottish Government
03 April 2014 - 23 March 2016
Education and Culture Committee
Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Member
22 April 2014 - 09 January 2015
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Training, Youth & Women's Employment
Scottish Government
01 June 2011 - 27 November 2014
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Member
01 October 2012 - 22 April 2014
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Minister for Youth Employment
Scottish Government
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 a Trustee of Currie Youth Club trading as Currie Community Centre.
I am the Chair of the CPG on Independent Convenience Stores.
From 24 to 25 August 2023 I visited Islay as an office-bearer of the Cross-Party Group on Scotch Whisky. The costs of the visit, including travel, accommodation and hospitality amounted to £495 and were met by the Scotch Whisky Association (of Quartermile Two, 2 Lister Square, Edinburgh EH3 9GL). [Registered 12 September 2023]
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: 29 November 2023
Just Transition (North-east and Moray)
Gordon MacDonald: "Good morning. You might be pleased to know that I will not ask you about data. I want to ask about some of the points that were made in the report “Just Transition for Workers and Communities in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire: Rapid Evidence Review”…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 29 November 2023
Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP): "A number of issues about bankruptcy reform have come up during the committee’s stage 1 inquiry into the bill. The first relates to minimal asset process bankruptcy…
Chamber meeting date: 22 November 2023
Fair Work (Unpaid Overtime)
Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP): "Does the cabinet secretary agree that, if Scottish Labour members are serious about protecting the rights of workers and going further to deliver fair work conditions in Scotland, they need to take proper action to press their London bosses to commit to devolving employment law to Holyrood as a priority?"
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 22 November 2023
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP): "Morning, minister. On Murdo Fraser’s point, I remind folk that the Conservative Government in the 1980s tried to stop boycotts against apartheid South Africa. We should remember that…
Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 15 November 2023
Just Transition (North-east and Moray)
Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP): "I apologise for being late to the committee this morning, which was due to the traffic. Much of what I was going to ask about has been touched on. However, I want to ask a couple of specific questions, the first of which goes to John Boland…
Votes
How Gordon MacDonald has voted in Parliament
Find out how Gordon MacDonald has voted recently.
Championing Disability Equality and Human Rights
Submitted by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 4, 2023
Supported by: Patrick Harvie, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Result 68 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Championing Disability Equality and Human Rights
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, December 4, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Result 50 for, 64 against, 3 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Championing Disability Equality and Human Rights
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 4, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Result 52 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Supported by: Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 30, 2023
Result 82 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 23, 2023
Result 19 for, 90 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Gordon MacDonald in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Gordon MacDonald has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 November 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide further details of the timeline of requests made of it by the UK COVID-19 Inquiry in relation to informal communications."
Answered by Shona Robison on 8 November 2023
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what its timeframe is for the implementation of the Strategic Framework for Scotland’s Early Learning and School Age Childcare Profession."
Taken in the Chamber on 5 October 2023
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 June 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on proposals for Investment Zones in Scotland."
Answered by Neil Gray on 30 June 2023
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 June 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many paramedic students have accessed the Paramedic, Nursing and Midwifery Student Bursary since its introduction in July 2021."
Taken in the Chamber on 15 June 2023
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 May 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update to the Parliament on NHS Lothian’s escalated position in relation to the delivery of mental health services."
Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 May 2023
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 May 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many frontline police officers have been trained to use, and equipped with, naloxone."
Taken in the Chamber on 17 May 2023
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 April 2023
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 April 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent analysis by the International Monetary Fund, which predicts that the UK economy's performance in 2023 will be the worst among the G20 economies, what assessment it has made of the potential impact of this in Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 April 2023
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to support that it can provide for households in Scotland, what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding energy affordability."
Taken in the Chamber on 9 February 2023
Asked by: MacDonald, Gordon, Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on Green Freeports."
Answered by John Swinney on 13 January 2023
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