Gordon Lindhurst
| Gordon Lindhurst MSP |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothian |
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| Assumed office 6 May 2016 |
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| Political party | Scottish Conservative Party |
| Occupation | Advocate |
Gordon John Lindhurst MSP is a British politician who is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Member of Scottish Parliament for the Lothian region. He was first elected at the Scottish Parliament election, 2016.
Political career
Lindhurst was the Conservative candidate for Linlithgow in the 2003 Scottish Parliament election, where he was not elected having finished third. In the United Kingdom general election, 2015 he stood as a candidate in Edinburgh South West where he finished third, failing to be elected.[1]
In Scottish Parliament election, 2016 he stood for the Edinburgh Pentlands constituency, finishing in second place.[2] Having missed out in the constituency section, he was instead elected for the Lothian regional list.[3]
Lindhurst is the Conservative spokesperson for legal affairs.[4]
Background
Gordon is an advocate from Edinburgh who regularly appears in courts and tribunals across Scotland. He studied at Edinburgh University and completed his legal training with an Edinburgh law firm. He has also completed a Masters degree in European law at Heidelberg University in Germany. Gordon supports a number of local Edinburgh charities and has also worked in central Romania with a locally based charity there which provides education and support for disadvantaged children.[5]
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