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Patricia Gibson
Patricia Gibson (born 12 May 1968) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as SNP Attorney General Spokesperson since September 2023.[1][2] She served as the SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from 2021 to 2022. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Ayrshire and Arran 2015–2024.[3] Early life and careerPatricia Gibson was born and educated in Glasgow. She received a BA (Hons) and MA (Hons) in English and Politics from the University of Glasgow. After graduation, she taught English for over twenty years.[4][5] Political careerIn 2007, Gibson was elected to the Glasgow City Council as a councillor for the Greater Pollok ward,[6] on which she served until 2012. While on the council, she was the SNP's spokesperson for education on the Glasgow city council.[4] At the 2010 general election, Gibson stood as the SNP candidate in North Ayrshire and Arran, coming second with 25.9% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Katy Clark.[7] Parliamentary careerAt the 2015 election, Gibson was elected to Parliament as MP for North Ayrshire and Arran with 53.2% of the vote and a majority of 13,573.[8][9][10][11] Between July 2015 and May 2017 Gibson was a member of the Procedure Committee.[3] Gibson was re-elected as MP for North Ayrshire & Arran at the snap 2017 general election with a decreased vote share of 38.9% and a decreased majority of 3,633.[12][13] In June 2017 she was appointed the SNP spokesperson for Consumer Affairs. Between September 2017 and 6 November 2019, Gibson was a member of the Backbench Business Committee.[3] At the 2019 general election, Gibson was again re-elected, with an increased vote share of 48.5% and an increased majority of 8,521.[14][15][16] Since March 2020, she has been a member of the Backbench Business Committee.[3] During her time as an MP, Gibson was an active campaigner on behalf of Women Against State Pension Inequality. She was later presented with a WASPI Hero Award by the Ayrshire WASPI group. [17] In June 2022, Gibson was cleared, on appeal, of sexual misconduct against a parliamentary staff member which had initially been upheld by the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS).[18][19][20] The appeal report concluded that the original investigation "was materially flawed in a way that affected the decision of the Commissioner." At the 2024 general election, Gibson lost her North Ayrshire and Arran seat to Irene Campbell of the Labour Party.[21][22] Personal lifeGibson lives in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire which is within her parliamentary constituency.[4] She is married to Kenneth Gibson, a Member of the Scottish Parliament. References
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