Chris Stephens

Glasgow South West

Chris Stephens is a Scottish National Party MP for the Glasgow South West Constituency, having first been elected to the Westminster Parliament in 2015, then re-elected in June 2017 and again in December 2019.

Chris is currently the Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Levelling Up), Chair of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union Parliamentary Group, Chair of Show Racism the Red Card All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), the Chair of the Kabaddi APPG, Chair of the American Football APPG and vice chair of the Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood APPG. Chris is also a member of the Loan Charge APPG and Working at Height APPG.

Before his election, Chris was employed by Glasgow City Council, and was a senior UNISON activist within the city, acting as a lead negotiator, and representing trade union members on issues such as disability and discrimination, occupational pension protection, and on equal pay matters.

Away from politics, you will often find Chris in the stands of Firhill, home to Partick Thistle Football Club, or watching his beloved Las Vegas Raiders play in the NFL.