1. Richard Lyle served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Uddingston and Bellshill constituency from 2016 to 2021, having previously represented the Central Scotland region from 2011 to 2016.
10 Facts About Richard Lyle
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Richard Lyle was born in Bothwellhaugh, Lanarkshire and educated at Lawmuir School and Bellshill Academy.
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Richard Lyle worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland before entering politics.
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Richard Lyle joined the SNP in 1966 and served as a local councillor on Motherwell District Council and North Lanarkshire Council for 35 years, including the Bellshill ward from 2007 to 2011.
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At the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, Richard Lyle won election as an MSP for the Central Scotland region.
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Richard Lyle was at the center of an internal party dispute within the SNP Uddingston and Bellshill branch in February 2016, during which a small minority of party members state that they would refuse to vote for him at the then upcoming Scottish Parliament election.
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In February 2020, Richard Lyle announced that he would not be seeking re-election at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
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The Morning Star revealed that Richard Lyle had tried to attach an amendment to the motion in which he called the tragedy "self-inflicted".
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Nadia El-Nakla, convenor of SNP Friends of Palestine, said Richard Lyle's remarks were "not just a revision of history but an insult to every Palestinian worldwide" and called on the SNP to discipline him.
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On 15 November 2020, after nearly 45 years as a councillor and MSP, Richard Lyle announced his retirement from politics in an interview with the Daily Record.