Rona Mackay
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| office = Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Strathkelvin and Bearsden
| term_start = 6 May 2016
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| predecessor = Fiona McLeod
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| majority = 11,484
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| website = {{URL|www.ronamackay.scot}}
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Rona Mackay is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Strathkelvin and Bearsden since the Scottish Parliamentary elections in May 2016.
Background
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Prior to being elected, she worked as a journalist in national newspapers for more than 20 years.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.ronamackay.scot/about |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Rona Mackay MSP |language=en}}
From 2010 to 2016 she sat on the Children's Panel for the East End of Glasgow.
In 2001 she was a co-ordinator of Chernobyl Children's Lifeline, a charity which brought children from Belarus who were affected by the nuclear disaster to Scotland to improve their health.
Political career
Mackay worked as a Parliamentary Assistant to Gil Paterson, the former SNP MSP for Milngavie and Clydebank, before being elected in May 2016.{{Cite web|date=2018-09-05|title=Rona Mackay|url=https://www.snp.org/your-team/rona-mackay/|access-date=2021-11-14|website=Scottish National Party|language=en-US}} She was elected with a majority of 8,100 votes.{{Cite web|title=Scottish Parliament election 2016 constituency result: Strathkelvin and Bearsden|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-parliament-election-2016-constituency-result-strathkelvin-and-bearsden-1477295|access-date=2021-11-14|website=www.scotsman.com|language=en}} She was Deputy Convenor of the Justice Committee in Session 5, was on the Education Committee and convened a number of Cross Party Groups..
At the Scottish Parliamentary election in May 2021, Mackay was re-elected with a majority of 11,484 (3,384 increase from 2016).{{Cite web|title=Help for high street a first priority says re-elected MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden Rona Mackay|url=https://www.glasgowworld.com/news/politics/help-for-high-street-a-first-priority-says-re-elected-msp-for-strathkelvin-and-bearsden-rona-mackay-3231876|access-date=2021-11-14|website=www.glasgowworld.com|language=en}} In Session 6, she is a member of the Scottish Parliament's Criminal Justice Committee, a member of the Animal Welfare, Chronic Pain (Co-Convenor), Women’s Justice (Convenor), Fair Trade, Men's Violence Against Women and Children, Prevention and Healing of Adverse Childhood Experiences and is a Senior Party Whip.{{cn|date=October 2022}}
On 25 February 2025, Mackay announced she would stand down at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.{{cite news |date=26 February 2025 |title=SNP MSP Rona Mackay to Step Down at Next Holyrood Election |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/24965091.snp-msp-rona-mackay-step-next-holyrood-election/ |access-date=26 February 2025 |work=The National}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.snp.org/rona_mackay profile] on SNP website
- [https://www.ronamackay.scot Rona Mackay's website]
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Category:Scottish women journalists
Category:Scottish National Party MSPs
Category:Members of the Scottish Parliament 2016–2021
Category:Members of the Scottish Parliament 2021–2026
Category:Female members of the Scottish Parliament
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