John Nicolson (journalist)
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John Nicolson MP |
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Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire |
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Assumed office 7 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jo Swinson |
| Majority | 2,167 (3.9%) |
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John MacKenzie Nicolson 23 June 1961 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
John MacKenzie Nicolson (born 23 June 1961) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician and former Scottish television presenter. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Dunbartonshire, elected in the 2015 general election on 7 May 2015. He is the SNP spokesperson on Culture, Media and Sport in the House of Commons and a member of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
Born in Glasgow, Nicolson was educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School and at the University of Glasgow, graduating in 1984 with an MA (Hons.) in English literature and Politics. He was awarded a Kennedy Scholarship for postgraduate study in the United States, and was Harkness Fellow in American Government at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard.
As a student he first captured press attention by winning, in the same year, both the Observer Mace (now the John Smith Memorial Mace), and the World Universities Debating Championship at Princeton, New Jersey. He returned to the Glasgow University Union in 2012 to debate against other former World Universities' Championship winners.
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