Kirsty Blackman

Kirsty Blackman
Official portrait, 2017
SNP Spokesperson for the Cabinet Office in the House of Commons
Assumed office
10 December 2022
LeaderStephen Flynn
Preceded byStewart Hosie
SNP Spokesperson for Work and Pensions in the House of Commons
In office
29 March 2022 – 10 December 2022
LeaderIan Blackford
Preceded byDavid Linden
Succeeded byDavid Linden
SNP Spokesperson for the Constitution in the House of Commons
In office
7 January 2019 – 10 December 2022
LeaderIan Blackford
Preceded byOffice established
Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
In office
14 June 2017 – 1 July 2020
LeaderIan Blackford
Preceded byStewart Hosie
Succeeded byKirsten Oswald
SNP Spokesperson for the Treasury in the House of Commons
In office
20 June 2017 – 7 January 2019
LeaderIan Blackford
Preceded byStewart Hosie
Succeeded byAlison Thewliss
Member of Parliament
for Aberdeen North
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byFrank Doran
Majority1,779 (4.2%)
Personal details
Born
Kirsty Ann West

(1986-03-20) 20 March 1986 (age 38)
Aberdeen, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
SpouseLuke Blackman[1]
ChildrenTwo
WebsiteCommons website

Kirsty Blackman (née West; born 20 March 1986)[2][3] is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen North since 2015.

Blackman was re-elected in 2017, 2019 and 2024.[4][5] and currently serves as the SNP Spokesperson for the Cabinet Office. She was previously the SNP Spokesperson for the Treasury from 2017 to 2019,[6] the SNP Deputy Westminster Leader from 2017 to 2020, and the SNP Spokesperson for Work and Pensions from March to December 2022.[7]

  1. ^ "Cllr Kirsty Blackman". Scottish National Party. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. ^ Carr, Tim (18 May 2015). The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2015: Profiles of the New MPs and Analysis of the 2015 General Election Results. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 9781849549240.
  3. ^ Scott, Kirsty (13 June 2007). "Fresh-faced challenge". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Krusty Blackman". Huffingtonpost.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Scottish National Party Spokespersons". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Kirsty Blackman, Parliamentary Career". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. ^ 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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