Patricia Gibson

Patricia Gibson MP
Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire and Arran
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 May 2015
Preceded by	Katy Clark
Majority	13,573 (25.2%)
Personal details
Born	(1968-05-12) 12 May 1968 Glasgow, United Kingdom
Political party	Scottish National Party
Spouse(s)	Kenneth Gibson
Alma mater	University of Glasgow

Patricia Gibson (born 12 May 1968) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She is the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Ayrshire and Arran, having been elected in the 2015 general election.

Background

Patricia was born and educated in Glasgow, gaining a BA (Hons) in English and Politics from the University of Glasgow.

She taught English for over 20 years in Glasgow, Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire and for five years served as SNP Education Spokesperson on Glasgow City Council, representing Glasgow Pollok Ward as a councillor for five years from 2007 to 2012.

Patricia first contested North Ayrshire & Arran in 2010, helping to make it the SNP’s fourth most winnable seat in 2015, albeit with a still huge majority to overcome, which she did, with a 23.3% swing, securing a 13,573 majority over the Labour incumbent.

Patricia lives in her constituency, in Kilbirnie.

External links

• Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Voting record at Public Whip
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
• Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
• SNP profile
• Patricia Gibson on Twitter

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Katy Clark	Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire and Arran 2015–present	Incumbent