Paul McLennan
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McLennan in 2023
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| Minister for Housing | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2023 | |
| First Minister | Humza Yousaf John Swinney |
| Preceded by | Margaret Burgess |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for East Lothian | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Iain Gray |
| Majority | 1,179 (2.5%) |
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| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Dunbar, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse | Sharron McLennan |
| Children | 2 |
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Paul Stewart McLennan is a Scottish politician serving as Minister for Housing since 2023.[1] A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for East Lothian since 2021.[2]
He has served as a local councillor for the Dunbar and East Linton multi-member ward of East Lothian Council since 2007[3] having previously been an unsuccessful candidate in earlier elections to single-member wards,[4] and was both the SNP group leader and the council leader from 2007 to 2012. He has been a board member of NHS Lothian, the regional offices of Scottish Enterprise and the Commission on School Reform.[3]
McLennan is East Lothian's first SNP MSP, with the constituency having been previously held exclusively by Scottish Labour for 22 years.[5]
McLennan is married to his wife Sharron, with whom he has two children, Scott and Kirsty. He is a lifelong resident of Dunbar.[6]
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| Preceded by | MSP for East Lothian 2021 – present |
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SNP (7 seats), Conservative (6 seats), Labour (3 seats) | |
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