", "Well done @MrJohnNicolson You got my vote initially when standing as candidate in Linlithgow, so delighted you've won that seat", "Just voted for @MrJohnNicolson as SNP candidate for N Ayrshire and Arran. [30], At the 2019 general election, Nicolson chose not to stand again for the SNP in East Dunbartonshire, instead opting for Ochil and South Perthshire. After Harvard, he worked as a speechwriter on Capitol Hill for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (Democrat, New York) specialising in Israel-Palestinian issues, the Irish peace process, and gun control. He was the first BBC network television presenter to do so. When BBC presenter salaries were subsequently published there was public controversy as a significant underpayment of women at the Corporation was revealed. [citation needed], As a member of the DCMS Select Committee, Nicolson used the platform to talk about homophobia in sport, persuading the Committee to launch an inquiry. He became an MP after defeating the sitting MP, Jo Swinson, in the 2015 general election. SNP MP John Nicolson’s cat brought a temporary halt to a Parliamentary committee with a partial appearance via webcam. Video, 00:02:24Singapore rolls out Covid tracing tokens. @MartinJDocherty @MrJohnNicolson @SuzeMcLaughlin @mhairi1921pic.twitter.com/u5pE0aieVZ", "Channel 4: 21 Jan 2016: House of Commons debates - TheyWorkForYou", "Scottish MP In Fight To Save Channel 4 From Privatisation", "John Nicolson MP, East Dunbartonshire - TheyWorkForYou", https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmcumeds/113/113.pdf, "Dealing with complaints against the press inquiry", "The impact of Brexit on the creative industries, tourism and the digital single market inquiry", "[2nd day]: 1 Feb 2017: House of Commons debates - TheyWorkForYou", "Occupied Palestinian Territories: Israeli Settlements: 9 Feb 2017: House of Commons debates - TheyWorkForYou", "Scots MP introduces Turing Law to quash anti-gay convictions", "SNP MP launches bid to pardon those charged under homophobic laws no longer on statute book", "Turing Bill filibustered by Tory minister amid row over how to pardon people convicted under scrapped anti-gay laws", "Jo Swinson returns to Westminster after unseating SNP", "Election candidate ridiculed for appearing to forget which constituency he was campaigning for", "OCHIL AND SOUTH PERTHSHIRE: SNP winner John Nicolson pledges to lead fight against 'ghastly' Boris Johnson", "Former newsreader: BBC were 'aghast' I came out as gay", "Diversity in Public life - by John Nicolson MP - GSM London Blog", "Meet your new Scottish MPs: #9 John Nicolson, East Dunbartonshire", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Nicolson&oldid=977780382, John F. Kennedy School of Government alumni, Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies, LGBT members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, People educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox officeholder with unknown parameters, BLP articles lacking sources from November 2019, All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Vague or ambiguous time from November 2019, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 September 2020, at 23:08. He has worked as a radio presenter for BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio 4 where he presented The Westminster Hour, and BBC Radio 5. He was awarded a Kennedy Scholarship for postgraduate study in the United States, and was Harkness Fellow in American Government at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard. [35], For other people named John Nicolson, see, Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire (2015–17), Member of Parliament for Ochil and South Perthshire (2019–present), Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "List of Members returned to Parliament at the General Election 2015 Scotland", "Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee - Membership - Committees - UK Parliament", "Political Stand with John Nicolson: What you can achieve when you work together", "Glasgow University Union debates independence", "How we met: Krishnan Guru-Murthy & John Nicolson", "9/11 anniversary: 'Suddenly there was mayhem. We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience. [9], Ahead of the 2015 United Kingdom general election, Nicolson took part in SNP candidate selection contests in Linlithgow and East Falkirk,[10] North Ayshire and Arran,[11] Midlothian[12] and West Dunbartonshire[13] and East Dunbartonshire.