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Mhairi Black

1994 - Today

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Mhairi Black (;[a] born 12 September 1994) is a Scottish politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the House of Commons from 2022 to 2024, and as a Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire South from 2015 to 2024. Black was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire South in 2015, when she defeated the Labour Party's Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander. She was re-elected in 2017 and again in 2019. When elected in May 2015, she was 20 years, 7 months and 25 days old, making her the youngest MP elected to the House of Commons since the Reform Act 1832, the previous record having been held by William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, who was 20 years and 11 months old when elected in 1832. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Mhairi Black is the 20,236th most popular politician (down from 19,380th in 2024), the 9,192nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,621st in 2019) and the 802nd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mhairi Black ranks 20,236 out of 19,576Before her are Kate Forbes, Emma Theofelus, Michael Cloud, Colin Allred, Michelle Donelan, and Conor Lamb. After her are Joe Neguse, Luke Letlow, Nikema Williams, Anthony Gonzalez, Holly Gillibrand, and Chuka Umunna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Mhairi Black ranks 1,575Before her are Urszula Łoś, Reza Atri, Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne, Coralie Bertrand, Szilárd Jansik, and Sergey Sirant. After her are Mimosa Jallow, Madison Wilson, Elena Quirici, Deep Grace Ekka, Eilidh McIntyre, and Emily Campbell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mhairi Black ranks 9,194 out of 8,785Before her are Kyle Bartley (1991), Bianca Walkden (1991), Pfeiffer Georgi (2000), Daniel Goodfellow (1996), Darren Ambrose (1984), and Johnny Russell (1990). After her are Harry Leask (1995), Charlie McDonnell (1990), Lee Peltier (1986), Damien Johnson (1978), Bill Milner (1995), and Ryan Shotton (1988).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Mhairi Black ranks 802Before her are Paul Nuttall (1976), Bridget Phillipson (1983), Victoria Atkins (1976), Jess Phillips (1981), Kate Forbes (1990), and Michelle Donelan (1984). After her are Holly Gillibrand (null), and Chuka Umunna (1978).