Mark McDonald (born 7 June 1980) is a Scottish politician and is the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Aberdeen Donside constituency, having previously represented the North East Scotland region between 5 May 2011 and 14 May 2013.
Formerly a Scottish National Party politician and Minister for Childcare and Early Years in the Scottish Government, he was suspended by the SNP on 16 Nov 2017 following allegations of inappropriate behaviour against several women.
Following a party investigation, the claims were substantiated and McDonald issued an apology on 6 March 2018, announcing he had now left the SNP and would sit in the Scottish Parliament as an Independent.