John Nicolson

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John Nicolson
Official portrait, 2023
SNP Spokesperson for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in the House of Commons
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 January 2020
Leader	Ian Blackford Stephen Flynn
Preceded by	Hannah Bardell
In office 20 May 2015 – 8 June 2017
Leader	Angus Robertson
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Brendan O'Hara
Member of Parliament for Ochil and South Perthshire
In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Luke Graham
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire
In office 7 May 2015 – 3 May 2017
Preceded by	Jo Swinson
Succeeded by	Jo Swinson
Personal details
Born	John MacKenzie Nicolson (1961-06-23) 23 June 1961 (age 63) Glasgow, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Domestic partner	Juliano Zini
Residence	Bearsden
Alma mater	University of Glasgow Harvard University

John MacKenzie Nicolson^[1] (born 23 June 1961)^[2] is a Scottish journalist, broadcaster and Scottish National Party (SNP) politician.

Nicolson served as the SNP Member of Parliament (MP) for Ochil and South Perthshire from 2019 general election until the seat's abolition in 2024. He was previously the MP for East Dunbartonshire, having been elected at the 2015 general election, and defeated at the 2017 general election. He contested Alloa and Grangemouth in the 2024 election but was defeated.

He was the SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, a member of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Chair on the All Party Parliamentary Group for Democracy & the Constitution and Deputy Chair of the APPG on Global LGBT+ Rights.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}