Patricia Gibson

Patricia Gibson (born 12 May 1968) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cunninghame South since May 2026. She has also been the SNP Attorney General Spokesperson since September 2023. She served as the SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from 2021 to 2022. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Ayrshire and Arran 2015–2024.

Early life and career

Patricia Gibson was born and educated in Glasgow. She received a BA (Hons) and MA (Hons) in English and Politics from the University of Glasgow. After graduation, she taught English for over twenty years.

Political career In 2007, Gibson was elected to the Glasgow City Council as a councillor for the Greater Pollok ward, on which she served until 2012. While on the council, she was the SNP's spokesperson for education on the Glasgow city council.

Parliamentary career At the 2015 election, Gibson was elected to Parliament as MP for North Ayrshire and Arran with 53.2% of the vote and a majority of 13,573.

Between July 2015 and May 2017 Gibson was a member of the Procedure Committee.

In June 2017 she was appointed the SNP spokesperson for Consumer Affairs. Between September 2017 and 6 November 2019, Gibson was a member of the Backbench Business Committee.

Since March 2020, she has been a member of the Backbench Business Committee.

In June 2022, Gibson was cleared, on appeal, of sexual misconduct against a parliamentary staff member which had initially been upheld by the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS). The appeal report concluded that the original investigation "was materially flawed in a way that affected the decision of the Commissioner."

At the 2024 general election, Gibson lost her North Ayrshire and Arran seat to Irene Campbell of the Labour Party.

She has been selected as the candidate for Cunninghame South in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.

Personal life Gibson lives in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire which is within her parliamentary constituency.