Mark McDonald

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Mark McDonald

Mark McDonald (born June 7, 1980 in Inverurie ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Scottish National Party (SNP).

Life

McDonald attended Dyce Academy in Dyce , a suburb of Aberdeen , and then studied politics at Dundee University . He graduated with a bachelor's degree and then moved to Aberdeen University . McDonald is married with two children and lives with his family in Dyce.

Political career

Within the party, McDonald initially worked as an assistant to various MPs, Richard Lochhead , Maureen Watt and Nigel Don . In 2007 he was elected to the City Council of Aberdeen for the district of Dyce / Bucksburn / Danestone . In 2011 he ran for the first time in the election to the Scottish Parliament . Here, McDonald did not apply for the direct mandate of a single constituency, but was placed in fourth place on the regional electoral list of the SNP for the electoral region of North East Scotland . As a result of the election result, the SNP was able to send a candidate on the list. Since the candidates listed in the top three positions all won direct mandates, McDonald received the mandate for North East Scotland and moved into the Scottish Parliament for the first time . That McDonald was able to win a mandate was so surprising that he had to appear on stage for the presentation on election night in everyday clothes. With the death of Brian Adam on April 25, 2013, by-elections were required in his constituency of Aberdeen Donside . McDonald was a candidate for the SNP. Despite a massive loss of votes, he won the constituency's mandate and has since been its representative in the Scottish Parliament. His party colleague Christian Allard slipped as runner-up on the regional electoral list.

As of May 2016, McDonald was Secretary of State for Childcare and Youth under the Sturgeon administration . He resigned from this position on November 4, 2017 after he was suspected of sexual harassment . According to his own statement, he meant his behavior funny, at the same time he apologized for it. At the beginning of 2018, McDonald left the SNP but retained his mandate as an independent MP. In March 2020 he announced that he would not run again in the next parliamentary election .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Information from the Scottish Parliament ( memento of the original from July 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.scottish.parliament.uk
  2. ↑ a b Information from the SNP ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.snp.org
  3. ↑ a b BBC News: Major SNP election success in north east of Scotland
  4. ↑ Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  5. ↑ BBC: SNP's Mark McDonald wins Aberdeen Donside by-election , June 20, 2013
  6. ^ Further resignation in the sexual assault scandal. Zeit Online , November 5, 2017, accessed on the same day.
  7. ↑ bbc.com: SNP minister Mark McDonald quits over 'previous actions' (the declaration of resignation in full)
  8. ^ Nicola Sturgeon calls on Mark McDonald to quit as MSP. BBC News, March 6, 2018, accessed March 5, 2020
  9. ^ Former minister Mark McDonald to stand down at the next election. BBC News, March 5, 2020, accessed the same day
personal data
SURNAME McDonald, Mark
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Inverurie