Gordon McKee (politician)
Gordon McKee | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Glasgow South | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Stewart McDonald |
| Majority | 4,154 (9.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1994 or 1995 (age 29–30) |
| Political party | Labour |
Gordon McKee (born 1994 or 1995)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been serving as a Member of Parliament for Glasgow South since 2024.[2]
Career
[edit]McKee was formerly a staff member of the think tank Labour Together as a policy expert.[3][4] In 2024, he worked for the then-Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray.[5] Among the current Starmer ministry, he has been labelled a "rising star".[6]
He studied Computer Science at the University of Glasgow, and afterwards became a software engineer, helping to develop iPhone apps.[7] He has said of his background that "I come from a very working-class family. My dad’s a welder and my grandpa was a miner."[8] His family was not very political, although they voted Labour, and "he didn’t know a single person who was a member of a political party when he joined", according to LabourList.[8] McKee caused controversy when it was revealed that he was gifted tickets worth £550 to the men’s final at Wimbledon a little more than a week after being elected.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Green, Daniel (27 June 2024). "Meet Gordon McKee, the 29-year-old son of a welder vying for Glasgow South". Labour List. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Glasgow South - General election results 2024". BBC News.
- ^ "Jonathan Ashworth joins Labour Together as new Chief Executive". Labour Together. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Labour Together is far more dangerous than Momentum". UnHerd. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Registers published in 2024".
- ^ "Meet Labour's elite Scottish MPs".
- ^ "Scottish Labour hopefuls: From the long serving to the rising stars of new New Labour". The Herald. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ a b Green, Daniel (27 June 2024). "Meet Gordon McKee, the 29-year-old son of a welder vying for Glasgow South". LabourList. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "New Scottish Labour MPs rack up £1550 in gifts within weeks at Westminster". The National. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
External links
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- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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