Natalie McGarry
| Natalie McGarry | |
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Member of Parliament for Glasgow East |
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In office 8 May 2015 – 3 May 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Margaret Curran |
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| Born |
7 September 1981 Inverkeithing, Scotland |
| Political party |
Scottish National Party (Before 2015) Independent (2015–2017) |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
Natalie McGarry (born 7 September 1981) is a Scottish politician who was elected the Member of Parliament for Glasgow East in the 2015 Westminster general election. Before resigning the SNP whip and sitting as an independent, McGarry was a Scottish National Party (SNP) activist and convener of the party's Glasgow Regional Association. The SNP's national executive has told McGarry that she will not be selected as the party's candidate for her seat at the 2017 Westminster general election.
McGarry is a co-founder of the Women for Independence group, and was a prominent figure in the SNP, appearing on several current affairs programmes as a commentator, including STV's Scotland Tonight.
In November 2015, following allegations of financial misconduct, McGarry withdrew from the party whip while the matter was investigated. In September 2016, McGarry was charged with a number of fraud offences relating to apparent discrepancies in the finances of the SNP Glasgow Regional Association and Women for Independence.
Born and raised in Inverkeithing in Fife, McGarry was educated at St. Columba's R.C. High School in Dunfermline, before studying law at the University of Aberdeen, and worked as a policy adviser for a voluntary sector organisation.
At the SNP's annual conference in 2012, McGarry argued on the anti-NATO side of the NATO debate in the Scottish National Party, stating that opposition "is not merely about nuclear weapons" and calling for the SNP to retain its opposition to NATO membership.
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