Patrick Harvie

Patrick Harvie 
 Party: Scottish Greens
 Constituency/Region: Glasgow (list)
 First elected: 7 May 2026
 Previous roles: Former co-leader, former minister. Re-elected. 
 
 Bio 
 
 
 
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 Full name 
 Patrick Harvie 
 
 
 Born 
 18 March 1973 (age 53), Vale of Leven, Dunbartonshire 
 
 
 Party 
 Scottish Greens 
 
 
 Current office 
 MSP for Glasgow (since 2003) 
 
 
 Previous roles 
 Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings (2021–2024), Co-leader of Scottish Greens (2008–2025) 
 
 
 Education 
 Manchester Metropolitan University 
 
 
 Pre-politics profession 
 Politician 
 
 
 
 
 Twitter/X Discussion 
 
 Source: Nitter (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026 
 
 Accounts: @HARBIE90, @AgentP22, @pasta_vinyl, @Mark1957, @Glowworms111, @FOWingsScot, @ScottishSun, @ogill_d23 
 
 Stepped down as Green co-leader, replaced by Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay 
 Criticised for telling people to install heat pumps while heating his own home with a gas boiler 
 Refused to meet For Women Scotland activists over gender reform bill 
 Shared platform with controversial figures — criticised by some supporters 
 
 Reddit Discussion 
 
 Source: Eddrit (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026 
 
 Key threads found: 
 
 r/Scotland — Patrick Harvie to stand down as Green co-leader 
 r/glasgow — Glasgow Pride to ban politicians over trans rights 
 
 
 Sources 
 
 Scottish Parliament website 
 Wikipedia — 2026 Scottish Parliament election