Colin Beattie
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Colin Beattie is the Scottish National Party
member of the Scottish Parliament
for Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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He won the newly-created seat from Labour in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election with a majority of just under 3000 votes. Beattie previously worked as a banker and was SNP group leader on Midlothian Council
. Colin Beattie is also the current serving SNP National Treasurer.
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
member of the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
for Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Midlothian North and Musselburgh is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
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He won the newly-created seat from Labour in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election with a majority of just under 3000 votes. Beattie previously worked as a banker and was SNP group leader on Midlothian Council
Midlothian Council
Midlothian Council is one of the 32 local authorities of Scotland. Midlothian's administrative centre is based in Dalkeith and it covers an area from the south of Edinburgh to the Borders.It covers an area of 355.27 km² and a population of 79,710...
. Colin Beattie is also the current serving SNP National Treasurer.