Steven Bonnar

Steven Bonnar
Official portrait, 2019
SNP Spokesperson for Environment, Farming, Agriculture and Rural Affairs in the House of Commons
In office
4 September 2023 – 5 July 2024
LeaderStephen Flynn
Preceded byPatricia Gibson
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
Member of Parliament
for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
In office
12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byHugh Gaffney
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Councillor for Thorniewood, North Lanarkshire
In office
2015–2020
Personal details
Born (1981-08-27) 27 August 1981 (age 43)
Political partyScottish National Party

Steven Bonnar (born 27 August 1981)[1] is a Scottish National Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill from 2019 until the seat's abolition in 2024. He has been SNP Environment, Farming, Agriculture and Rural Affairs spokesperson since 2023.[2]

Raised in North Lanarkshire, Bonnar served as an SNP councillor in the Thorniewood ward of North Lanarkshire from 2015 to 2020. He defeated the incumbent Labour MP Hugh Gaffney at the 2019 general election. He later resigned from his councillor role.

  1. ^ Brunskill, Ian (2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. Glasgow: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1.
  2. ^ "SNP announces frontbench reshuffle at Westminster". BBC News. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

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