2022 FMB Building Conference: Relationship between Scottish Government and the Construction Industry

Ivan McKee MSP

Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise,

Ivan McKee has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Provan since 2016. Brought up in Glasgow, he obtained a BSc BEng in Manufacturing Sciences and Engineering from the University of Strathclyde and an MBA from Newcastle University. Before entering politics, he managed businesses in Scotland, England, Poland, Finland, Croatia and Bosnia. Mr McKee has chaired the Construction Leadership Forum for the last year and is keenly interested in construction matters.

Gordon Nelson

Director, FMB Scotland

Gordon Nelson has nearly twenty years’ experience of working in membership organisations in Scotland and joined the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in 2014. Prior to this, he worked at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and for Unilever in business development, membership management and business-to-business marketing roles.

Amongst his responsibilities in his role as the Director for FMB Scotland are public affairs, media relations, governance and representing member’s interests to Scottish policy makers and stakeholders within the Scottish construction industry.