Gordon McKee (politician) explained

Office:Member of Parliament
for Glasgow South
Predecessor:Stewart McDonald
Term Start:4 July 2024
Majority:4,154 (9.8%)
Party:Labour

Gordon McKee is a British Labour Party politician who has been serving as a Member of Parliament for Glasgow South since 2024.[1]

Career

McKee was formerly a staff member of the think tank Labour Together. In 2024, he worked for the then-Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray.[2] Among the current Starmer ministry, he has been labelled a "rising star" .[3]

He studied Computer Science at university, and 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."[4] 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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Glasgow South - General election results 2024 . BBC News .
  2. News: Registers published in 2024 .
  3. News: Meet Labour’s elite Scottish MPs .
  4. Web site: Green . Daniel . 2024-06-27 . Meet Gordon McKee, the 29-year-old son of a welder vying for Glasgow South . 2024-08-09 . LabourList . en-GB.