Brendan O'Hara

Brendan O'Hara MP
Official portrait, 2019
SNP Foreign Affairs Spokesperson in the House of Commons
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 September 2023
Leader	Stephen Flynn
Preceded by	Drew Hendry
Chief Whip of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
In office 17 January 2023 – 4 September 2023
Leader	Stephen Flynn
Preceded by	Martin Docherty-Hughes
Succeeded by	Owen Thompson
SNP Spokesperson for International Development in the House of Commons
In office 10 December 2022 – 17 January 2023
Leader	Stephen Flynn
Preceded by	Chris Law
Succeeded by	Anum Qaisar
SNP Spokesperson for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in the House of Commons
In office 20 June 2017 – 17 May 2018
Leader	Ian Blackford
Preceded by	John Nicolson
Succeeded by	Hannah Bardell
SNP Spokesperson for Defence in the House of Commons
In office 20 May 2015 – 20 June 2017
Leader	Angus Robertson
Preceded by	Angus Robertson
Succeeded by	Stewart MacDonald
Member of Parliament for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber Argyll and Bute (2015–2024)
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by	Alan Reid
Majority	6,232 (13.9%)
Personal details
Born	(1963-04-27) 27 April 1963 (age 61) Glasgow, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Alma mater	University of Strathclyde

Brendan O'Hara (born 27 April 1963)^[1] is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He serves as Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber since the 2024 election, having previously represented the Argyll and Bute constituency from 2015 to 2024. He has been the SNP spokesperson for Foreign Affairs since September 2023.^[2][3] He served as the SNP Digital, Culture, Media and Sport spokesperson from 2017 to 2018, the SNP Defence spokesperson from 2015 to 2017, SNP International Development spokesperson from 2022 to 2023, and SNP Chief Whip in 2023.^[4]