Rona Mackay


Rona Mackay is a Scottish National Party politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden since the Scottish Parliamentary elections in May 2016.

Background

She has worked as a journalist and author.

Political career

She worked as a Parliamentary assistant to Gil Paterson, the SNP MSP for Milngavie and Clydebank. Mackay was announced as a SNP candidate for the Strathkelvin and Bearsden seat in August 2015.
On 6 May 2016 Mackay was elected with a majority of 8,100 votes. Mackay was selected for the Scottish Parliament's justice committee and elected its deputy convener in June. She is also a member of the public petitions committee.