Malcolm Offord

Malcolm Offord 
 Party: Reform UK
 Constituency/Region: West Scotland (list)
 First elected: 7 May 2026
 Previous roles: Reform UK Holyrood leader. 
 
 Bio 
 
 
 
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 Full name 
 Malcolm Ian Offord, Baron Offord of Garvel 
 
 
 Born 
 5 September 1964 (age 61), Greenock, Renfrewshire 
 
 
 Party 
 Reform UK 
 
 
 Current office 
 Leader of Reform UK Scotland, MSP for West Scotland 
 
 
 Previous roles 
 House of Lords (2021–2026), Minister for Scotland (2021–2024), Minister for Exports (2023–2024). Former Conservative — defected to Reform UK 2025 
 
 
 Education 
 University of Edinburgh (LLB) 
 
 
 Pre-politics profession 
 Businessman 
 
 
 
 
 Twitter/X Discussion 
 
 Source: Nitter (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026 
 
 Accounts: @hardlyperennial, @Hamill2086John 
 
 Reform UK Scotland leader and Lord — criticised by Ross Greer over wealth 
 Accused of telling parents of desperately ill children they'd be turned away from GOSH if Scotland voted for independence 
 Won 17 votes in FM contest — third place 
 Homophobic joke scandal in Reform UK Scotland campaign 
 
 Reddit Discussion 
 
 Source: Eddrit (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026 
 
 Key threads found: 
 
 r/ukpolitics — We publish the homophobic joke Reform UK Scotland leader Malcolm Offord thought was fine 
 r/Scotland — Nigel Farage names Lord Malcolm Offord as Reform UK Scotland leader 
 
 
 Sources 
 
 Scottish Parliament website 
 Wikipedia — 2026 Scottish Parliament election