Kenneth Gibson

Kenneth Gibson 
 Party: SNP
 Constituency/Region: Cunninghame North
 First elected: 7 May 2026
 Previous roles: Re-elected. 
 
 Bio 
 
 
 
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 Full name 
 Kenneth James Gibson 
 
 
 Born 
 8 September 1961 (age 64) 
 
 
 Party 
 Independent (formerly SNP) 
 
 
 Current office 
 Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament (since May 2026), MSP since 1999 
 
 
 Previous roles 
 Convener of Finance Committee. Former SNP MSP for Cunninghame North and Glasgow. 
 
 
 Education 
 University of Stirling 
 
 
 Pre-politics profession 
 Politician 
 
 
 
 
 Twitter/X Discussion 
 
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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