Brian William Leishman is a Scottish Labour Party politician and golfer who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Alloa and Grangemouth since 2024. On the political left, he is a member of the

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Early life and career

Leishman was educated at St Columba's High School in Perth. He began a history and politics degree at the

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, but left after several weeks to pursue a golfing career. Leishman is a member of the Professional Golfers' Association, and has received a

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in golf management from

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. He has coached at numerous Scottish golf clubs, including

Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; , possibly meaning "rock plain") is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where some say it ceases to ...

Golf Club where he owned a shop prior to his election to Parliament.

Political career

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, Leishman was elected as a Member of

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for Perth City North. As a councillor, he served as a director of two council-funded sports bodies. He resigned from the Council in August 2024. At the

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, Leishman was elected as MP for the newly established Alloa and Grangemouth constituency. He defeated SNP candidate

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, who was the incumbent MP for one of its predecessor seats. He has been a member of the trade unions

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and Unite.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leishman, Brian Living people Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 2024–present Scottish Labour MPs Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of Stirling Alumni of Abertay University