Fulton James MacGregor (born 1980) is a
Scottish National Party
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(SNP) politician who has been the
Member of the Scottish Parliament
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(MSP) for the constituency of
Coatbridge and Chryston since 2016. He serves on the Justice and Education & Skills
committees
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in the Scottish Parliament.
Early life
MacGregor attended
Coatbridge High School before going on to gain degrees in Psychology and in Social Work from the
University of Strathclyde and the
University of Edinburgh
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.
Political career
MacGregor stood as an SNP candidate in the
North Lanarkshire Council election in 2012 and was elected as one of four councillors for the
Coatbridge North and Glenboig ward.
In August 2015 MacGregor was selected by the SNP as their local candidate to contest the Coatbridge and Chryston constituency at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. In an acrimonious internal selection process, party members chose MacGregor ahead of five other candidates. A small minority of branch members then unsuccessfully attempted to have MacGregor de-selected as a candidate.
In February 2016 the Coatbridge and Chryston Branch was suspended entirely by the SNP, until the election had passed. Branch members later went as far as to plan a silent protest at the 2016 SNP party conference held in Glasgow in March.
In a secret recording of one meeting, MacGregor was heard stating that the internal fighting was making him "physically sick".
During the campaign MacGregor was branded as 'no show', a name initially coined by journalist Tom Gordon in reference to him not attending a hustings.
On
6 May 2016, MacGregor was elected as the first SNP MSP for
Coatbridge and Chryston. He retained the seat in the
2021 election with an increased majority and 57% of the vote share.
Constituencies A-Z , Coatbridge & Chryston
BBC News; retrieved 7 May 2021
References
External links
*
profile
on SNP website
* https://fultonmacgregor.scot
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Living people
1980 births
Date of birth missing (living people)
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Alumni of the University of Strathclyde
Scottish National Party councillors
Scottish National Party MSPs
Members of the Scottish Parliament 2016–2021
Members of the Scottish Parliament 2021–2026
People educated at Coatbridge High School
Councillors in North Lanarkshire
People from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
Politicians from North Lanarkshire