Bruce McFee
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Bruce McFee | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for West of Scotland | |
| In office 1 May 2003 – 2 April 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1961[1] Johnstone, Scotland |
| Died | 9 September 2021 (aged 60) Paisley, Scotland |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
Bruce James McFee (18 May 1961 – 9 September 2021) was a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West of Scotland region at the 2003 election.[2] McFee served on the Scottish Parliament's Procedures and Justice Committees.[3] He was also a Deputy Whip in 2004 and 2005.He was also on the Local Government and Transport Committee twice with only an 9 day gap between leaving the Committee at the end of the first time and rejoining at the beginning of the second time.[4] He was involved in local campaigns to save Ferguson's shipyard in Port Glasgow[5] and to retain the name of the University of Paisley.[6]
He had previously served as leader of the SNP group on Renfrewshire Council and was re-elected to the council in 2007, representing the Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch ward.[7] He did not seek re-election to the Scottish Parliament in 2007 and retired from local government at the 2012 Scottish local elections.
McFee suffered a stroke in March 2019, which saw him enter full-time care thereafter. He died in Paisley, Renfrewshire on 9 September 2021 at the age of 60.[8]
