Name Richard Lyle Role Member of Parliament | Party Scottish National Party | |
Born 12 June 1950 (age 73) ( 1950-06-12 ) Political party Scottish National Party | ||
Scottish parliament tuesday 5th january 2016 richard lyle msp
Richard Macdonald Lyle (born 12 June 1950) is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the Uddingston and Bellshill constituency. Lyle had previously represented the Central Scotland region.
Contents
Lyle, who was educated at Lawmuir School and Bellshill Academy, has served as a local councillor on Motherwell District Council and North Lanarkshire Council since 1976. Lyle worked for RBS
During the debate on same-sex marriage in Scotland, Lyle along with his SNP colleagues Dave Thompson, John Mason and Bill Walker was widely condemned for raising a motion stating that no person or organisation should be forced to be involved or to approve of same-sex marriage.
In the lead up to the 2016 Holyrood election it was revealed that Lyle's Holyrood nickname is "Salty Dick" after it became public knowledge that he had once claimed the cost of a £1.80 bag of chips on expenses.
Lyle has been at the center of an ongoing internal party dispute within the SNP Uddingston and Bellshill branch which saw party members state that they would refuse to vote for him at the Holyrood election.