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Personal details:
- Name
- Mr Brendan O'Hara
- ID
- 6044
- SNPabsl@gmail.com
- Party
- Scottish National Party (SNP)
- Statement to voters
Brendan has served as the Member of Parliament for Argyll and Bute in 2015 and was until the General Election was called, the Scottish National Party’s spokesperson for Foreign Affairs at Westminster and was a member of the House of Commons’ Foreign Affairs Select Committee. Prior to that he was party’s Chief Whip at Westminster having previously been the SNP spokesperson on both Defence and on Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.Before becoming an MP, he worked for almost two decades as television producer/director and worked for STV, SKY SPORTS and the BBC, before setting up his own independent television production company.Although Brendan and his family have lived in Argyll & Bute for more than 20 years, he was born in the east-end Glasgow and attended St. Andrew’s Secondary School in Carntyne. After school he worked in Glasgow District Council’s Housing Department before enrolling at the University of Strathclyde University from where he graduated with an honours degree in Economic and Social History and Modern History.
- This statement was last updated on 12 June 2024 11:05.
Candidacies:
- Contested the UK Parliamentary general election (4 July 2024)
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber Scottish National Party (SNP)
Elected! (15582 votes)
1st / 6 candidates - Contested the UK Parliamentary general election (12 December 2019)
- Argyll and Bute Scottish National Party (SNP)
Elected! (21040 votes)
1st / 4 candidates - Contested the UK Parliamentary general election (8 June 2017)
- Argyll and Bute Scottish National Party (SNP)
Elected! (17304 votes)
1st / 4 candidates - Contested the UK Parliamentary general election (7 May 2015)
- Argyll and Bute Scottish National Party (SNP)
Elected! (22959 votes)
1st / 5 candidates
Links and social media:
- SNPabsl@gmail.com
- Facebook Page
- https://www.facebook.com/BrendanOHaraSNP
- Facebook Personal
- https://www.facebook.com/BrendanOHaraSNP
- Homepage
- https://brendanoharamp.scot
- https://www.instagram.com/brendanoharasnp/
- MNIS ID
- 4371
- Party candidate page
- https://www.snp.org/people/brendan-ohara
- TheyWorkForYou Profile
- https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25370/
- BrendanOHaraMP
- Wikidata
- Q19878984
- Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_O'Hara
Demographics:
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 61 or 62 (Born: 1963)
Additional information:
- Favourite biscuit
- Dark Chocolate Gingers
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