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 | [1] Johnstone, Scotland | 18 May 1961
Died | 9 September 2021 Paisley, Scotland | (aged 60)
Political 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 1 Committees. [3] He was involved in local campaigns to save Ferguson's shipyard in Port Glasgow [4] and to retain the name of the University of Paisley. [5]
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. [6] 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. [7]