Speech to the General Council – Defending liberal democracy and the importance of an educated, informed electorate.

February 19, 2017March 1, 2017Ken Macintosh

On Saturday 18th February, I addressed the University of Edinburgh’s General Council. Thank you – you were kind enough to invite me as [...]

Holocaust Educational Trust

December 15, 2016December 16, 2016Ken Macintosh

I was delighted to host a reception for the Holocaust Educational Trust in the Scottish Parliament this week to raise awareness of the valuable work [...]

Ken back’s Paisley 2021 bid to be named UK City of Culture

December 12, 2016Ken Macintosh

The Rt Hon Ken Macintosh MSP, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament and MSP for the West of Scotland, has added his support [...]

Helping Deliver a First Class Christmas

November 21, 2016Ken Macintosh

Ken visited the Clarkston Delivery Office to see first-hand the operation of delivering Christmas post and to pass on season’s greetings to its [...]

Young Scot / SEPA Environmental Award, 27/10/2016:
Environmental Award at the Scottish Parliament.
Photography for Young Scot from: Colin Hattersley Photography - colinhattersley@btinternet.com - www.colinhattersley.com - 07974 957 388

Supporting Our Environment

November 8, 2016November 8, 2016Ken Macintosh

Ken was delighted to join pupils from Uplawmoor Primary School on their recent visit to the Scottish Parliament as part of the ‘Our [...]

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Men’s Shed Paisley Celebrates 1st Birthday

November 1, 2016November 1, 2016Ken Macintosh

Ken joined the Men’s Shed project in Paisley in marking their first birthday on Monday 31st October. The Men’s Shed are a group [...]

Ken Macintosh MSP is elected Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament by a secret ballot of MSPs, 12 May 2016 Pic - Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament

Commission on Parliamentary Reform

October 26, 2016October 26, 2016Ken Macintosh

During this session the Scottish Parliament will turn 21, and in its lifetime we will have seen coalition, majority and minority government, further [...]

Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh MSP pictured in the MSP garden on Reid's Close on 30 June 2016. Pic - Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament

Macintosh appointed to Privy Council

October 24, 2016October 25, 2016Ken Macintosh

HM The Queen approves Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh MSP’s appointment to Privy Council. The Queen has approved the Prime Minister’s nomination of the Scottish [...]

Visit to Brussels to meet with EU counterparts

October 20, 2016October 21, 2016Ken Macintosh

Today I travelled to Brussels to meet with my counterpart in the Flemish Parliament, Jan Peumans MP and with the President of the Belgian House of [...]

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#IamDofE

October 6, 2016October 6, 2016Ken Macintosh

I was delighted to host a reception in Parliament tonight to celebrate the Diamond Anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards. Special thanks to [...]

Ken Macintosh MSP

MSP for the West of Scotland region and Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament

Keeping Order – the Role of the Presiding Officer

A Cup of Success for Fairtrade

Ken adds his support for National Apprenticeships Week 2017

Speech to the General Council – Defending liberal democracy and the importance of an educated, informed electorate.

Holocaust Educational Trust

Speech to the General Council – Defending liberal democracy and the importance of an educated, informed electorate.

Holocaust Educational Trust

Ken back’s Paisley 2021 bid to be named UK City of Culture

Helping Deliver a First Class Christmas

Supporting Our Environment

Men’s Shed Paisley Celebrates 1st Birthday

Commission on Parliamentary Reform

Macintosh appointed to Privy Council

Visit to Brussels to meet with EU counterparts

#IamDofE