Jackie Dunbar

Jackie Dunbar is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She has served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Aberdeen Donside since May 2021.^[1]

Jackie Dunbar MSP
Official portrait, 2021
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen Donside
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2021
Preceded by	Mark McDonald
Majority	9,026 (25.2%)
Personal details
Born	Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party

Dunbar was born in Peterhead and educated in Elgin. She was elected to the Northfield (later Northfield/Mastrick North) ward of Aberdeen City Council in 2007, and held some senior posts on the council.^[2] She has remained a councillor since first taking up the post.^[3][4] In 2021, Dunbar was elected as a MSP for Aberdeen Donside, following her predecessor Mark McDonald's decision to not seek re-election.^[3] While serving as a MSP, Dunbar has pledged to donate her council salary to charity.^[3]

In February 2025, Dunbar was reported to be on an all-female "hit list" of SNP MSPs that were to be asked to stand down from the Scottish Parliament to make room for ex-MPs who had lost their seats in the 2024 general election. The alleged list was reported to have been drawn up at Stephen Flynn's direction by Aberdeenshire North and Moray East MP Seamus Logan.^[5]