Bill Kidd
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William Kidd (born 24 July 1956) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow Anniesland constituency since 2011, having previously represented the Glasgow region from 2007 to 2011.
Bill Kidd | |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Anniesland | |
Assumed office 5 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Bill Butler |
Majority | 6,588 (19.9%) |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow | |
In office 3 May 2007 ā 5 May 2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1956-07-24) 24 July 1956 (age 67) |
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Occupation | Member of the Scottish Parliament |
Profession | Politician |
Website | Bill Kidd MSP |
He is currently the convenor of the Cross Party Group on Nuclear Disarmament and deputy convenor of the Cross Party Group on Human Trafficking. He previously served as chief whip from 2012 to 2018 and as senior deputy whip from 2007 to 2012.
Outside of Holyrood, Kidd also serves as co-president of the international organisation Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND). He has represented PNND at the United Nations, including delivering PNND's address to the 10th NPT Review Conference in August 2022. In 2016 Kidd was named, in his capacity as co-president, in a nomination of PNND for the Nobel Peace Prize. He was singled out for his dedicated work campaigning against nuclear weapons.[1]