Ben Macpherson MSP

Ben Macpherson

Ben Macpherson was elected as the constituency MSP for Edinburgh Northern in Leith (where he lives)in 2016, and was re-elected in 2021. Between summer 2018 and spring 2023, he also previously served in the Scottish Government as Minister for Social Security and Local Government (2021-2023), Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment (2021), Minister for Public Finance (2020) and Minister for Europe, Migration and International Development (20118-2020). Ben currently sits on the Criminal Justice Committee and has previously sat on several other committees. Prior to his election, Ben worked as a solicitor for one of Scotland’s largest commercial law firms, and before then in a range of public, private and third sector roles.

Ben Macpherson MSP
MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith