Seamus Logan

Seamus Logan (born 4 January 1958) is a British politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East since July 2024. Born in Northern Ireland, Logan became active in Scottish politics in 2022.

Seamus Logan MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Constituency established
Majority	942 (2.4%)
Member of Aberdeenshire Council for Fraserburgh and District
In office 5 May 2022 – 30 August 2024
Succeeded by	Ian Sutherland
Personal details
Born	(1958-01-04) 4 January 1958 (age 67) Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Party	Scottish National Party
Alma mater	University of Stirling

Early life and education

Seamus Logan was born on 4 January 1958 in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland,^[1] to Catholic parents.^[2] He was educated at St MacNissi's College, an all-boys Catholic school in the Glens of Antrim.^[1] He studied at the University of Stirling, Scotland, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.^[1]

After university, he returned to Northern Ireland and entered a career in health and social care.^[3] He undertook a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree at Queen's University Belfast.^[1] From 1982 to 1988, he worked as a social worker specialising in mental health.^[1] From 1988 to 2008, he worked successively as a team leader, clinical services manager, and commissioner.^[1] From 2008 until he retired in 2013, he was a performance and service improvement regional director.^[1]

Political career

After Logan retired from his healthcare job in 2018, he considered fully retiring or becoming a coach driver, but ran in a councillor election.^[2] He was elected as a SNP councillor for Fraserburgh and District on Aberdeenshire Council in 2022.^[4] Logan resigned from this position on 30 August 2024.

On 5 July 2024 he was elected as a Member of the Parliament (MP) for the newly-formed constituency of Aberdeenshire North and Moray East, having received 13,455 votes (35.2%).^[5] On 17 July 2024, he made his maiden speech in the House of Commons in the debate following the King's Speech.^[6]

In February 2025, Logan was reported to have drawn up 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 UK general election, at the direction Stephen Flynn, then leader of the SNP in Westminster.^[7]