Mercedes Villalba
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Mercedes Villalba | |
|---|---|
 Affirming in 2021 | |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| In office 6 May 2021 – 9 April 2026 | |
| Shadow Minister for Environment and Biodiversity | |
| In office 1 June 2021 – 8 April 2026 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1989 (age 36–37) Bristol, England |
| Party | Scottish Labour |
Mercedes Beatrice M. Villalba (born 1989) is a Scottish Labour politician who served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North East Scotland from 2021 to 2026.
Villalba was born in 1989,[1] and is originally from Bristol, England. She settled in Dundee and was a shop steward with the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU).[2]
Political career
On 7 May 2021 she was unsuccessful as Labour's candidate for Dundee City West,[3] but the following day was elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) through the North East Scotland list.[4] She was appointed as Shadow Minister for Environment and Biodiversity in June 2021.[5]
In 2022, she called for the Labour whip to be restored to Jeremy Corbyn after having it suspended for failing to retract his remarks in response to the EHRC report into anti-Semitism in the Labour Party, as demanded by Keir Starmer and David Evans.[6]
On 2 September 2025, she announced she would stand down at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.[7]
