Member of the Scottish Parliament for Clydebank and Milngavie
In office 5 May 2011 – 25 March 2021
Preceded by
Des McNulty
Succeeded by
Marie McNair
Member of the Scottish Parliament for West of Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office 3 May 2007 – 5 May 2011
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office 6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003
Personal details
Born
(1942-11-11) 11 November 1942 (age 81) Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland
Political party
Scottish National Party
Gilbert Martin Paterson (born in Springburn, Glasgow, 1942) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, who served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Clydebank and Milngavie, from 2011 to 2021. Previously he had been an MSP for the West of Scotland region, having been elected on 3 May 2007. From 1999 to 2003 he was an MSP for Central Scotland.
Springburn in the North of Glasgow, Paterson attended Possilpark Secondary School, before building up his own business Gil's Motor Factors. He served as a Scottish...
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July 2020. Stewart-Robertson, Tristan (31 July 2020). "Clydebank MSP GilPaterson to retire at next election". Clydebank Post. Archived from the original...
National Party Vice Chairman (Local Government) 1985–1989? Succeeded by GilPaterson Preceded by Tom Chalmers Treasurer of the Scottish National Party 1994–1999...
Tricia Marwick Irene McGugan Fiona McLeod Alasdair Morgan Alex Neil GilPaterson Lloyd Quinan George Reid Michael Russell Alex Salmond Kay Ullrich Andrew...
2020, she was part of an all-woman shortlist to replace the retiring GilPaterson as MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, and was chosen as the candidate the...
Glasgow Irene McGugan, North East Scotland Fiona McLeod, West of Scotland GilPaterson, Central Scotland Lloyd Quinan, West of Scotland Michael Russell, South...
Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021. "GilPaterson". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved...
Scotland Constituency Elected member Result Clydebank and Milngavie GilPaterson SNP hold Cunninghame North Kenneth Gibson SNP hold Cunninghame South...
West Scotland Constituency Elected member Result Clydebank & Milngavie GilPaterson SNP gain from Labour Cunninghame North Kenneth Gibson SNP hold Cunninghame...
senior figures within the SNP began privately briefing against Swinney. GilPaterson, a former MSP for Central Scotland was the first to call for Swinney's...
Tricia Marwick Irene McGugan Fiona McLeod Alasdair Morgan Alex Neil GilPaterson Lloyd Quinan George Reid Michael Russell Alex Salmond Kay Ullrich Andrew...
Tricia Marwick Irene McGugan Fiona McLeod Alasdair Morgan Alex Neil GilPaterson Lloyd Quinan George Reid Michael Russell Alex Salmond Kay Ullrich Andrew...
Party Elected candidates Seats +/− Votes % +/−% SNP Stewart Maxwell GilPaterson Bill Wilson Stuart McMillan 4 +1 75,953 28.3% +8.7% Conservative Annabel...
Tricia Marwick Irene McGugan Fiona McLeod Alasdair Morgan Alex Neil GilPaterson Lloyd Quinan George Reid Michael Russell Alex Salmond Kay Ullrich Andrew...
N/A 129,822 39.28% N/A SNP Alex Neil Andrew Wilson Michael Matheson GilPaterson Linda Fabiani 5 N/A 91,802 27.78% N/A Conservative Lyndsay McIntosh 1...
Party Alex Neil Airdrie and Shotts Constituency Scottish National Party GilPaterson Clydebank and Milngavie Constituency Scottish National Party Willie Rennie...
Party Alex Neil Airdrie and Shotts Constituency Scottish National Party GilPaterson Clydebank and Milngavie Constituency Scottish National Party Graeme Pearson...
senior figures within the SNP began privately briefing against Swinney. GilPaterson, a former MSP for Central Scotland, was the first to call for Swinney's...
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