Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
In office 14 June 2017 – 6 December 2022
Deputy
Kirsty Blackman Kirsten Oswald
Leader
Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by
Angus Robertson
Succeeded by
Stephen Flynn
Member of Parliament for Ross, Skye and Lochaber
In office 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by
Charles Kennedy
Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born
(1961-05-14) 14 May 1961 (age 63) Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Political party
Scottish National Party
Spouse
Ann Yeoman
(m. 2002)
Signature
Website
www.ianblackford.scot
Ian Blackford (born 14 May 1961) is a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the House of Commons from 2017 to 2022. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ross, Skye and Lochaber from 2015 to 2024.
Originally from Edinburgh, he previously worked as an investment banker and has been involved in various business ventures since. He was the national treasurer of the SNP from 1999 to 2000. Blackford became the SNP Westminster Leader after Angus Robertson lost his seat at the 2017 snap general election. He stepped down from the role in December 2022 and was replaced by Stephen Flynn.
IanBlackford (born 14 May 1961) is a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the House of Commons from 2017...
Frontbench Team of IanBlackford was the team of Scottish National Party Spokespersons in the House of Commons from 2017 to 2022. IanBlackford, who was elected...
Alister Jack to stand down at the next election". BBC News. 17 May 2023. "IanBlackford to stand down as SNP MP at next election". BBC News. 6 June 2023. Retrieved...
Scottish Conservative MP John Lamont wrote to SNP Westminster Leader IanBlackford in 2021 urging him to explain why no action was taken after sexual harassment...
Harry Turtledove IanBlackford, a Scottish politician Isaac Blackford (1786–1859), an American judge and politician Richard Blackford (born 1954), an English...
in Edinburgh at the time. Following the election, she came second to IanBlackford by a few votes to succeed Angus Robertson as SNP Westminster group leader...
leader of the SNP in the House of Commons, following the resignation of IanBlackford on 1 December 2022. Stephen Flynn and Alison Thewliss were the two MPs...
the SNP's 44 sitting MPs at Westminster following the resignation of IanBlackford. She was defeated by Stephen Flynn by 26 votes to 17. On 10 December...
Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023. "IanBlackford to stand down as SNP MP at next election". BBC News. 6 June 2023. Archived...
"practically every resident of the newly independent state". In May 2022, IanBlackford a senior SNP Member of Parliament signalled that an independent Scotland...
election, Gethins was promoted to the SNP Westminster frontbench team of IanBlackford as the party's Spokesperson for International Affairs and Europe. Despite...
resigned as UKIP leader on 9 June. A leadership election followed. IanBlackford became the new SNP leader in Westminster on 14 June, following Angus...
hoped that will not be necessary." On 2 December 2022, the day after IanBlackford announced he would be stepping down from his role as SNP Westminster...
up to in Downing Street". Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat) and IanBlackford (SNP) both said that the delay increasingly gave the appearance of an...
consider its legacy. Kennedy lost his seat at the 2015 general election to IanBlackford of the Scottish National Party, amid a nationwide loss of 49 seats by...
December 2022). "Stephen Flynn elected as SNP Westminster leader replacing IanBlackford". STV News. Retrieved 6 December 2022. "General Election 2015 Results:...
candidate, Douglas Ross. He was succeeded as SNP Westminster Leader by IanBlackford. Robertson resigned as SNP Depute Leader in February 2018, before launching...
regulations, almost certainly triggering a by-election in her constituency. IanBlackford, the SNP's leader at Westminster from 2017 to 2022, announces he will...
of Commons include: future Leader of the SNP in the House of Commons IanBlackford, future Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner, future Leader...
House of Commons In office 1 February 2021 – 10 December 2022 Leader IanBlackford Preceded by Stewart Hosie Succeeded by Richard Thomson SNP Spokesperson...
elected SNP deputy leader". BBC News. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2020. "IanBlackford MP elected SNP Westminster leader". BBC News. 14 June 2017. Retrieved...
months after a change in leadership at the SNP Westminster group, after IanBlackford, seen as an ally of Sturgeon, denied being forced out by other MPs,...
Starmer Jeremy Corbyn (until 2020) Third-party leader Stephen Flynn IanBlackford (until 2022) House of Lords Members 789 Lord Speaker The Lord McFall...
Questions, following a statement from the Leader of the SNP group, IanBlackford, that implied over a million people had been plunged into poverty as...