Ben Macpherson (politician)

Ben Macpherson MSP
Official portrait, 2021
Minister for Social Security and Local Government
In office 20 May 2021 – 29 March 2023
First Minister	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Kevin Stewart
Succeeded by	Joe FitzPatrick
Minister for Public Finance and Migration
In office 17 February 2020 – 20 May 2021
First Minister	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Kate Forbes
Succeeded by	Tom Arthur
Minister for Europe, Migration and International Development
In office 27 June 2018 – 17 February 2020
First Minister	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Alasdair Allan
Succeeded by	Jenny Gilruth
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Northern and Leith
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2016
Preceded by	Malcolm Chisholm
Majority	6,746 (18.2%)
Personal details
Born	Ben Macpherson 1983 or 1984[1] Edinburgh, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Website	benmacpherson.scot

Ben Macpherson is a Scottish politician who served as Minister for Social Security and Local Government in the Scottish Government from May 2021 to March 2023, having previously served as Minister for Europe, Migration and International Development (June 2018-February 2020), Minister for Public Finance and Migration (February 2020-December 2020) and Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment (December 2020-May 2021). A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Edinburgh Northern and Leith constituency since 2016.