Patricia Gibson

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Patricia Gibson
MP
Official portrait of Patricia Gibson MP crop 2.jpg
Official portrait, 2020
SNP Spokesperson for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Assumed office
1 February 2021
LeaderIan Blackford
Preceded byDavid Linden
SNP Spokesperson for Consumer Affairs
Assumed office
20 June 2017
LeaderIan Blackford
Preceded byOffice established
Member of Parliament
for North Ayrshire and Arran
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byKaty Clark
Majority8,521 (17.7%)
Personal details
Born (1968-05-12) 12 May 1968 (age 53)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
Spouse(s)Kenneth Gibson
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow

Patricia Gibson (born 12 May 1968) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician serving as the SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government since 2021. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Ayrshire and Arran since winning the seat at the 2015 general election.[1]

Early life and career[]

Gibson was born and educated in Glasgow. She received a BA (Hons) and MA (Hons) in English and Politics from the University of Glasgow. She taught English for over twenty years.[2][3]

Political career[]

In 2007, Gibson was elected to the Glasgow City Council as a councilor for the Greater Pollok ward,[4] on which she served until 2012. While on the council, she was the SNP's spokesperson for education on the Glasgow city council.[2]

In the 2010 election, Gibson contested the North Ayrshire & Arran constituency, achieving a 2.3% swing from Labour to the SNP, however lost to the incumbent Katy Clark.[5]

In the 2015 election she was elected the MP for North Ayrshire & Arran, winning a majority of 13,573 votes.[6] Between July 2015 and May 2017 Gibson was a member of the Procedure Committee.[1]

Gibson was reelected as the MP for North Ayrshire & Arran in the 2017 election, however with a reduced majority of 3,633 votes over the Conservative candidate David Rocks.[7] In June 2017 she was appointed the SNP spokesperson for Consumer Affairs. Between September 2017 and 6 November 2019, Gibson was a member of the Backbench Business Committee.[1]

Gibson was again reelected as the MP for North Ayrshire & Arran in the 2019 election, with an increased majority of 8,521 votes.[8] Since March 2020, she has been a member of the Backbench Business Committee.[1]

Sexual misconduct allegations[]

In March 2021 an SNP staffer at Westminster complained that Gibson had sexually harassed him in a Parliamentary bar.

Gibson said the accusations were "malicious" and "without any foundation".[9]

It was reported that Gibson threatened legal action against newspapers that had considered identifying her in coverage over the allegations.[10]

Personal life[]

Gibson lives in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire which is within her parliamentary constituency.[2]

She is married to Kenneth Gibson, a Member of the Scottish Parliament.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Parliamentary career for Patricia Gibson - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Patricia Gibson". Scottish National Party. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ "About". patriciagibson. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Local and European Election Results 2007" (PDF). p. 43.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Ayrshire North & Arran". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. ^ "North Ayrshire and Arran (Constituency) 2015 results - General election results - UK Parliament". electionresults.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  7. ^ "North Ayrshire and Arran (Constituency) 2017 results - General election results - UK Parliament". electionresults.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  8. ^ "North Ayrshire and Arran (Constituency) 2019 results - General election results - UK Parliament". electionresults.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  9. ^ "SNP MP Patricia Gibson faces sexual harassment claim". BBC News. 21 April 2021.
  10. ^ Andrews, Kieran (22 April 2021). "Don't identify me, sex claim MP Patricia Gibson warned newspapers". The Times.

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