Home › Entities › Human › Richard Leonard

Richard Leonard

Scottish politician (born 1962)
Person Human Q24039896

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
1962, January 1962[4]
Place of birth
Yorkshire
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[5]
Occupation
politician
Position held
Member of the 5th Scottish Parliament (2016–2021), Leader of the Scottish Labour Party (2017–2021), Member of the 6th Scottish Parliament (2021–2026)[6]
Educated at
University of Stirling, Pocklington School[7][8]
Member of political party
Labour Party[10]
Official website
scottishlabour.org.uk[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[14]
Candidacy in election
2021 Scottish Parliament general election[15]
Family name
Leonard[11]
Given name
Richard[12]
Social media followers
24k (12k–24k, n=4)[16][17][18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Leonard ar ريتشارد ليونارد (سياسي اسكتلندي) cs Richard Leonard (Scottish politician) ko 리처드 레너드 zh 理查德·倫納德
🔖 Identifiers · 12
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Richard Leonard MSP.png ↗
BBC News topic ID
cr502z98q37t
BBC Things ID
b16c2bab-3271-49ff-90f1-5c523909a2e2
Companies House officer ID
Tp40ygCU5uNUre1rMYbf6g65eAY
Democracy Club candidate ID
7526
Facebook username
richardleonardmsp
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11cn8w_mqv
Instagram username
richardleonard4
OpenSanctions ID
Richard Leonard
Parliament.scot member ID
richard-leonard
TheyWorkForYou ID
25517
X (Twitter) username
LabourRichard (2017–present)

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections
Candidacy in election 2
2021 Scottish Parliament general election, 2021 Scottish Parliament general election
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
University of Stirling
Given name 1
Richard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Labour Party
Occupation 1
politician
OpenSanctions ID 1
Richard Leonard
Place of birth 1
Yorkshire
Sex or gender 1
male
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Richard Leonard
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Richard Leonard was born in 1962[1] in Yorkshire[2]. He has worked as a politician[3].

FAQs

Where was Richard Leonard born?

Richard Leonard's place of birth was Yorkshire[2].

What did Richard Leonard do for work?

Richard Leonard worked as a politician[3].

Where did Richard Leonard go to school?

Richard Leonard was educated at University of Stirling[7] and Pocklington School[8].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Scottish Parliament Website. Retrieved . candidates.democracyclub.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Democracy Club. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Richard Leonard. Retrieved November 12, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-leonard
MLA “Richard Leonard.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 12 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-leonard.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_richard-leonard_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Richard Leonard}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-leonard}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-12}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Richard Leonard — https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-leonard (retrieved 2026-11-12)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-leonard · Last refreshed: