Ian Hudghton MEP

Ian Hudghton was first elected as an SNP Member of the European Parliament in November 1998, following a by-election victory in North East Scotland. He is currently a member of the Parliament’s Committees on Fisheries, and a substitute member on both the Internal Market & Consumer Protection and Transport & Tourism Committees.

Re-elected in 1999 and 2004, Ian is President of the European Free Alliance group of MEPs and 1st Vice President of the 42 strong Greens/European Free Alliance Group.

In 2005 Ian was elected President of the SNP, following the retirement of Winnie Ewing.

A lifelong campaigner for Scottish Independence, Ian joined the Scottish National Party in 1967. lan was a successful election agent, organising memorable victories for the late Allan Macartney MEP and John Swinney MSP.

Ian Hudghton had a distinguished political career in local government as an elected member of the SNP administrations in Angus District in the role of Housing Convener, and Depute Leader of Tayside Regional Council.

Ian was the first Leader of the SNP administration in the unitary Angus Council, and served for a spell as one of Scotland’s representatives on the EU Committee of the Regions.

Contacting Ian