Alasdair Morgan

Alasdair Neil Morgan (born 21 April 1945) is a former Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party from 1990 to 1991 and served in the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale from 1997 to 2001. He was elected in 1999 as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale. From 2003 to 2011, he served as a member for the South of Scotland region.

Alasdair Morgan
Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
In office
10 May 2007 – 22 March 2011
Serving with Trish Godman
Presiding OfficerAlex Fergusson
Preceded byMurray Tosh
Succeeded byJohn Scott
Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party
In office
22 September 1990 – 22 September 1991
LeaderAlex Salmond
Preceded byAlex Salmond
Succeeded byJim Sillars
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for South of Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
1 May 2003 – 22 March 2011
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
In office
6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byAlex Fergusson
Member of Parliament
for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
In office
1 May 1997 – 14 May 2001
Preceded byIan Lang
Succeeded byPeter Duncan
Personal details
Born (1945-04-21) 21 April 1945
Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
SpouseAnne Gilfillan
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Open University
ProfessionTeacher, Computer programmer

Morgan was a Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2007 to 2011. He was an Electoral Commissioner from 2014 to 2022.

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