Callum McCaig | |
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.jpg) McCaig in 2015 | |
| Chief Executive Officer of theScottish National Party | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2025 | |
| Leader | John Swinney |
| Preceded by | Carol Beattie |
| Member of Parliament forAberdeen South | |
| In office 8 May 2015 – 3 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Anne Begg |
| Succeeded by | Ross Thomson |
| Leader ofAberdeen City Council | |
| In office 2011–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1985-01-06)6 January 1985 (age 41) Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Callum McCaig (born 6 January 1985) is aScottish National Party (SNP) politician who wasMember of Parliament forAberdeen South from May2015 until2017. During his period in the Westminster parliament, he was the SNP's Energy and Climate Change spokesperson in theHouse of Commons. McCaig was elected as acouncillor onAberdeen City Council in 2007, and was the Leader of Aberdeen City Council from 2011 until 2012. He was appointed as Chief Executive of the SNP in September 2025 following the resignation ofCarol Beattie.
Born inAberdeen, he was educated atCults Academy, before studying at theUniversity of Edinburgh, where he graduated with an MA (Hons) inPolitics.[1][2] He then worked for the SNPMSPMaureen Watt as aParliamentary Assistant.
McCaig was first elected toAberdeen City Council in2007, topping the polling in the Kincorth/Loirston ward with 1,883 first preferences and taking the first seat exceeding the quota.[3] Following the election, theScottish Liberal Democrats formed a coalition with the SNP to run the Council. On 23 May 2011, McCaig took over as leader of the SNP group on the council.[4] After two by-election victories during 2011, the SNP became the largest party on the council, and in June 2011, their then Council leader stepped down to become Deputy Council leader.[5] As a result, McCaig, who had been acting as Deputy Council leader, became leader of Aberdeen City Council on 28 June 2011. At the time, aged 26, he was one of the youngest council leaders in theUnited Kingdom.[6]
He was re-elected as a councillor in2012. After the elections, he remained the group leader of an enlarged SNP delegation, but was no longer the council leader, after theScottish Labour group formed an administration with the support of theConservatives andindependents.[7]
McCaig was elected as the Member of Parliament forAberdeen South at the2015 general election, where he won the seat from Labour'sAnne Begg with a 20% swing.[8] However, at the2017 general election, he lost to Conservative candidateRoss Thomson.[9] McCaig was subsequently appointed as aspecial adviser toSNP leader andFirst MinisterNicola Sturgeon.[10]
On 21 September 2025, McCaig was appointed chief executive of the Scottish National Party.[11]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forAberdeen South 2015–2017 | Succeeded by |