Kenny MacAskill

Kenneth "Kenny" Wright MacAskill (born 1958) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who is a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) 1999 − 2016 and former Cabinet Secretary for Justice 2007 − 2014. He was MSP for the first four sessions of the Parliament, representing the Lothians region 1999 − 2007, then the constituency of Edinburgh East and Musselburgh 2007 – 11 and Edinburgh Eastern constituency 2011 − 16.

MacAskill studied law at the University of Edinburgh and worked as a solicitor and was a senior partner in an Edinburgh law firm, before being elected as an MSP in 1999. He was a long-standing member of the SNP's National Executive Committee and has served as National Treasurer and Vice Convener of Policy. He was convener of the Scottish Parliament Subordinate Legislation Committee (1999 - 2001), and served in the SNP Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning (2001 - 2003), Shadow Minister for Transport and Telecommunications (2003 - 200…more

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	Lockerbie: A Father's Search for Justice by Jim Swire 3.99 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2021 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lockerbie Bombing: The Search for Justice by Kenny MacAskill 3.78 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2016 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scotland After Britain: The Two Souls of Scottish Independence by Neil Davidson 3.89 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2022 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scottish National Party Leaders by James Mitchell (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2016 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scotland the Brave? Twenty Years of Change and the Future of the Nation by Gerry Hassan (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2019 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	SNP: The Turbulent Years 1960 - 1990: A History of the Scottish National Party by Gordon Wilson 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars