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| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ben Macpherson · بين ماكفيرسن · ベン・マクファーソン | [sources] | |||
| Other name | بن ماكفيرسن · ベン・マクファーソン | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | [sources] | ||||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | Scotland | [sources] | |||
| Country | United Kingdom · Scotland | [sources] | |||
| Citizenship | United Kingdom | [sources] | |||
| Classification | National government (unknown status) · State government (unknown status) | [sources] | |||
| Ben.Macpherson.msp@parliament.scot | [sources] | ||||
| First name | Ben | [sources] | |||
| Last name | Macpherson | [sources] | |||
| Website | twitter.com | [sources] | |||
| Wikidata ID | Q24052665 | [sources] | |||
| Position | Member of the 5th Scottish Parliament (2016-2021) · Member of the 6th Scottish Parliament (2021-) · Minister for Europe and International Development (2018-2020) · Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy (2020-2021) · Minister for Social Security and Local Government (2021-2023) · | [sources] | |||
| Education | George Heriot's School · University of Edinburgh · University of York | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
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| Positions held | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position occupied | Start date | End date | |
| Member of the 5th Scottish Parliament | |||
| Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy |
| Minister for Social Security and Local Government |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament | - |
| Member of the 6th Scottish Parliament | - |