Deidre Brock

Deidre Brock
Official portrait, 2020
SNP Spokesperson for House of Commons Business
Assumed office
10 December 2022
LeaderStephen Flynn
Preceded byPete Wishart
SNP Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
In office
20 May 2015 – 10 December 2022
LeaderAngus Robertson
Ian Blackford
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPatricia Gibson
Member of Parliament
for Edinburgh North and Leith
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byMark Lazarowicz
Majority12,808 (21.6%)
Personal details
Born
Deidre Leanne Brock

(1961-12-08) 8 December 1961 (age 62)
Perth, Western Australia
CitizenshipBritish
Australian
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materCurtin University
Western Australian Academy
of Performing Arts
WebsiteOfficial website

Deidre Leanne Brock (born 8 December 1961)[1] is an Australian-born Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh North and Leith in May 2015 — the first SNP representative to hold the seat at either a Westminster or Scottish Parliament level.[2] She has been the SNP House of Commons Business Spokesperson since December 2022.[3]

  1. ^ Dale, Iain; Smith, Jacqui (14 November 2019). The Honourable Ladies: Volume II: Profiles of Women MPS 1997–2019. ISBN 9781785904479.
  2. ^ "List of Members returned to Parliament at the General Election 2015 Scotland". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. ^ SNP, the (10 December 2022). "The real opposition: meet your new SNP Westminster Frontbench". Scottish National Party. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

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