Ben Macpherson

Ben Macpherson 
 Party: SNP
 Constituency/Region: Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith
 First elected: 7 May 2026
 Previous roles: Former minister. Re-elected. 
 
 Bio 
 Bio 
 
 
 
 Detail 
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 Full name 
 Ben Macpherson 
 
 
 Born 
 12 July 1984 (age 41), Edinburgh 
 
 
 Party 
 Scottish National Party 
 
 
 Current office 
 MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith 
 
 
 Previous roles 
 Minister for Higher and Further Education 
 
 
 Education 
 University of York (philosophy and politics); University of Edinburgh (law) 
 
 
 Pre-politics profession 
 Politician 
 
 
 
 Twitter/X Discussion 
 
 Source: Nitter (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026 
 
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 Reddit Discussion 
 
 Source: Eddrit (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026 
 
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 Sources 
 
 Scottish Parliament website 
 Wikipedia — 2026 Scottish Parliament election