Ronnie Cowan | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament for Inverclyde | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Iain McKenzie |
| Majority | 7,512 (18.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronald Jack Cowan[1] 6 September 1959 Inverclyde, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
Ronald Jack Cowan (born 6 September 1959) is a Scottish politician and member of the Scottish National Party. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Inverclyde since the 2015 general election,[2] having been re-elected in 2017 and 2019.[3]
Early and personal life[edit]
Cowan was born in Greenock to former Greenock Morton and Scotland footballer Jimmy Cowan[4] and his wife, May.[5] He was educated at Greenock Academy and, despite growing up in a Labour Party-supporting household, joined the Scottish National Party at the age of 16.[5]
Before standing for parliament, Cowan was the owner of an IT service company.[5] During the campaign for the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, he ran the official "Yes" campaign in Inverclyde.[5]
Career[edit]
At the 2015 election, Cowan overturned the 5,838-vote majority of incumbent Labour MP Iain McKenzie and turned it into a 11,063 majority for the SNP.[5]
He was re-elected in the snap election of 2017, but saw his majority significantly reduced to just 384 votes.[6] At the 2019 election, Cowan increased his majority to 7,512.[7]
In 2019 Cowan voted in favor of equal gay rights. [8]
References[edit]
- ^ "No. 27885". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 1077.
- ^ Cowan, Ronnie. "Inverclyde Parliamentary Constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Coulter, Paul John (13 December 2019). "SNP hold Inverclyde in spectacular fashion". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Lochrie, Susan (6 October 2016). "MP shares memories of Morton legend dad with dementia sufferers". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Nutt, Kathleen (31 July 2015). "Meet your new Scottish MPs: #38 Ronnie Cowan, Inverclyde". The National. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Ronnie Cowan re-elected as MP for Inverclyde at 2017 General Election". www.wemyssbay.net. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Inverclyde parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News.
- ^ "How Ronnie Cowan voted on equal gay rights". They Work For You. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
