Richard Lyle
| Richard Lyle MSP | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland region | |
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Assumed office 7 May 2011 | |
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| Born | 12 June 1950 |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
Richard Lyle (born 12 June 1950) is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the Central Scotland region.[1]
Lyle, who was educated at Lawmuir School and Bellshill Academy, has served as a local councillor on Motherwell District Council and North Lanarkshire Council since 1976.[2] Lyle worked for RBS[3]
During the debate on same-sex marriage in Scotland, Lyle along with his SNP colleagues Dave Thompson, John Mason and Bill Walker was widely condemned for raising a motion stating that no person or organisation should be forced to be involved or to approve of same-sex marriage.[4]
Lyle has been at the center of an ongoing internal party dispute within the SNP Uddingston and Bellshill branch.[5]
References
- ↑ The Scottish Parliament - Current Members - Richard Lyle
- ↑ "Richard Lyle". Scottish National Party. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "People of Today: Richard Lyle". Debrett's. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "Row within SNP over John Mason's gay marriage motion". BBC News. 7 August 2011.
- ↑ "SNP members to refuse to vote for party MSP as 'Monklands McMafia' row escalates". The Herald.
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