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Stuart Campbell McDonald (born 1978) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency. He is the SNP Spokesperson on Immigration, Asylum and Border Control and a member of the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee. He was elected in May 2015 with 59.9% of the vote, gaining a 14,752 majority over incumbent Labour MP and Shadow Pensions Minister, Gregg McClymont. McDonald is the first SNP MP to represent the Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency, which covers parts of the North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire council areas. ==Early life and career before politics== Raised in Milton of Campsie, the community where he continues to live, McDonald attended Kilsyth Academy between 1990 and 1996. He studied at the University of Edinburgh between 1996 and 2001, where he graduated from with a 2:1 Bachelor of Law (Hons), and a Diploma in Legal Practice. During his time at the University of Edinburgh, McDonald studied European and Comparative Law while on an ERASMUS year at the University of Leuven, between 1997 and 1998.〔('About Me' section of Stuart McDonald's official Facebook page )〕〔(Stuart McDonald's CV, Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, MP candidate from Democracy Club CVs )〕 After graduating from university, McDonald worked as a Legal Trainee with Simpson and Marwick Solicitors, between October 2001 and July 2003, before he went to work for NHS Scotland’s Central Legal Office, as a Solicitor – a position he held between July 2003 and November 2005. In November 2005, McDonald began working for the Immigration Advisory Service (IAS), as a Human Rights Solicitor - a job he held until November 2009, when he became a Senior Researcher at the Scottish Parliament. He left his position at the Scottish Parliament in February 2013, to become a Senior Researcher for the pro-independence Scottish independence referendum campaign Yes Scotland, a position he held until the independence referendum on 18th September 2014. Immediately prior to his election, McDonald worked as a Parliamentary and Public Affairs Officer for the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights, a Glasgow-based charity.〔(CRER Scotland official Twitter page )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stuart McDonald (Scottish politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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