Kenny MacAskill

Kenny MacAskill was Member of Parliament for East Lothian from 2019 to 2024.

Kenny MacAskill was the Scottish Justice Secretary between 2007 and 2014. His new book, The Lockerbie Bombing: The Search for Justice, was published in 2016.

He previously served as Cabinet Secretary for Justice from 2007 to 2014 and was a Member of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2016

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