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Kenny MacAskill

Scottish politician (born 1958)
Person human Q983174

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
April 28, 1958
Place of birth
Edinburgh
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, jurist
Position held
Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Member of the 1st Scottish Parliament, Member of the 2nd Scottish Parliament, Member of the 3rd Scottish Parliament, Member of the 4th Scottish Parliament, member of the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Leader of the Alba Party[7]
Educated at
University of Edinburgh, Linlithgow Academy[8][9]
Member of political party
Scottish National Party, Alba Party[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[14]
Candidacy in election
2019 United Kingdom general election, 2021 Scottish Parliament general election, 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2025 Alba Party leadership election[16][17][18][19]
Family name
MacAskill[12]
Given name
Kenny[13]
P14463
kenny-macaskill[24]
Permanent duplicated item
Wikidata item[15]
Social media followers
20k (19k–20k, n=4)[20][21][22][23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kenneth Wright MacAskill en Kenny MacAskill ja ケニー・マカスキル
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000049044101
VIAF cluster ID
311580873
Library of Congress authority ID
no2003122900
GND ID
1181480140
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Justice (2).jpg ↗
BBC News topic ID
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BBC Things ID
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Companies House officer ID
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Democracy Club candidate ID
71831
Freebase ID
/m/01r1w3
Full Fact ID
1435
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
4008
Show all 24 identifiers +12
IdRef ID
106990918
JRC Names ID
208619
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810604662805606
OpenSanctions ID
Kenny MacAskill
Parliament.uk member ID
4772
PublicWhip ID
Kenny_MacAskill
Rush Parliamentary Archive ID
10244
TheyWorkForYou ID
14031
UK Parliament ID
n6THMUhT
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
302017
X (Twitter) username
KennyMacAskill
Yale LUX ID
person/5fcf2d30-c81a-4f45-be90-5795aa85979e

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🔗 Connections
Candidacy in election 3
2024 United Kingdom general election, 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2021 Scottish Parliament general election
Member of political party 2
Scottish National Party, Alba Party
Occupation 2
lawyer, politician
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
University of Edinburgh
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
OpenSanctions ID 1
Kenny MacAskill
Place of birth 1
Edinburgh
Sex or gender 1
male
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Kenny MacAskill
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Summary

Kenny MacAskill was born on April 28, 1958[1], in Edinburgh[2]. He has worked as a politician[3], lawyer[4], and jurist[5].

FAQs

Where was Kenny MacAskill born?

Kenny MacAskill's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].

What did Kenny MacAskill do for work?

Kenny MacAskill worked as a politician[3], lawyer[4], and jurist[5].

Where did Kenny MacAskill go to school?

Kenny MacAskill was educated at University of Edinburgh[8] and Linlithgow Academy[9].

Related Entities

Alba Party lawyer United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency Level. Retrieved . candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Democracy Club. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Democracy Club. Retrieved . electionresults.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Samoasambia bot · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 8w ago · Sam11333 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1958-04-28T00:00:00Z
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, lawyer, jurist
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  4. 25w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Kenny
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    Member of political party → Scottish National Party, Alba Party
    Educated at → University of Edinburgh, Linlithgow Academy
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