Brendan O'Hara MP
Scottish National Party
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
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Brendan O'Hara is the Scottish National Party MP for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office), Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport), and Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Middle East).
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£29,586
/ £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£1,525
3 registered interests published in 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
£1,525
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£31,111
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
current
2015-05-07 → 2024-05-30
Argyll and Bute
Party history
2015-05-07 → present
Scottish National Party
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2024-07-10 → present
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2024-07-10 → present
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
2024-07-10 → present
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Middle East)
2023-09-04 → 2024-05-30
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
2023-01-17 → 2023-09-04
SNP Chief Whip
2022-12-10 → 2023-01-17
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development)
2021-02-01 → 2023-01-17
Shadow SNP Deputy Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2020-03-01 → 2023-01-17
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution)
2018-07-01 → 2020-03-01
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Inclusive Society)
2017-06-20 → 2018-05-17
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Culture and Media)
2015-05-20 → 2017-06-20
Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Defence)
Committee memberships
2017-09-11 → 2019-11-06
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
2019-03-12 → 2019-11-06
DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation
2021-09-15 → 2021-10-26
Elections Bill
2022-11-02 → 2022-11-29
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill)
2023-09-12 → 2024-05-30
Foreign Affairs Committee
2023-11-14 → 2024-05-30
Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
brendan.ohara.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 8783 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 8783 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Website
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