Colin Beattie
Colin Beattie (born 17 October 1951)[1] is the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Midlothian North and Musselburgh constituency since 2011.
Colin was first elected in 2011 and won the election again in 2016. Prior to this role, Colin was a councillor and group leader of the SNP on Midlothian Council.
For 23 years Colin worked as an international banker across the Middle East and Asia. He then decided after a period of working in London that he would return to living in Scotland with his wife, Lisa.
Colin took an early retirement in 2006 to focus on being elected to Midlothian Council, as he believed that the people of Midlothian deserved better from their local politicians. He loved serving as local councillor for the people of Gorebridge, Moorfoots and Newtongrange (Ward 6). [2]
Colin believes firmly in a free and independent Scotland.
Political career
He won the newly created seat in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election with a majority of just under 3000 votes.[1] Beattie previously worked as a banker and was SNP group leader on Midlothian Council.[1] Colin Beattie was also the SNP National Treasurer from 2004-2020. He was defeated in the 2020 SNP internal elections by Douglas Chapman
Beattie was formally censured in 2013 by the Standards Commission for Scotland for breaching the Councillors’ code of Conduct for failing to register interest in property whilst a councillor.[3][4]
References
- Reynolds, Rory (6 May 2011). "Beattie claims new seat with 'historic' win over Labour". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- "Colin Beattie MSP | Midlothian North & Musselburgh". Colin Beattie MSP | Midlothian North & Musselburgh. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- Standards Commission Scotland NEWS RELEASE - 18 June 2013 - MIDLOTHIAN HEARING - Councillor Lisa Beattie of MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL and Mr Colin Beattie MSP (a Former Councillor in MIDLOTHIAN) Archived 24 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Scotsman