Margo MacDonald Politician

Margo MacDonald (née Aitken; 19 April 1943 – 4 April 2014) was a Scottish teacher, broadcaster and politician. She was the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Govan from 1973 to 1974 and was Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party from 1974 to 1979. She later served as an SNP and then Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Lothian from 1999 until her death.

Personal facts

Margo MacDonald
Birth dateApril 19, 1943
Birth nameMargo Aitken
Birth place
Hamilton South Lanarkshire
Date of deathApril 04, 2014
Place of death
Edinburgh
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Office holder

election majority571
party
Independent (politician)
region
Glasgow Govan (UK Parliament constituency)
Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
successor
Harry Selby

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External resources

  1. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/live-reaction-death-margo-macdonald-3375224
  2. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msps/75316.aspx
  3. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/04/scottish-politician-margo-maconald-dies-70-parkinsons