What is Gordon Wilson (Scottish politician)?
{{Infobox Officeholder | name = Gordon Wilson | image = Gordon Wilson.jpg | imagesize = | caption = | order1 = [[Scottish National Party|Leader of the Scottish National Party]] | term_start1 = 15 September 1979 | term_end1 = 22 September 1990 | predecessor1 = [[William Wolfe]] | successor1 = [[Alex Salmond]] | office2 = [[Scottish National Party#Depute Leaders of the Scottish National Party|Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-07-10|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Scottish National Party#Depute Leaders of the Scottish National Party|reason= }} | leader2 = [[William Wolfe]] | term_start2 = 1973 | term_end2 = 1974 | predecessor2 = [[Douglas Henderson (SNP politician)|Douglas Henderson]] | successor2 = [[Margo MacDonald]] | order3 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] <br> for [[Dundee East (UK Parliament constituency)|Dundee East]] | term_start3 = 28 February 1974 | term_end3 = 11 June 1987 | predecessor3 = [[George Machin]] | successor3 = [[John McAllion]] | birthname = Robert Gordon Wilson | birth_date = 16 April 1938 | birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland | death_date = 25 June 2017 (aged 79) | death_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland | spouse = Edith Hassall <small>(m. 1965)</small> | children = 2 | party = [[Scottish National Party]] | alma_mater = [[University of Edinburgh]] | profession = [[Solicitor]] }} '''Robert Gordon Wilson''' (16 April 1938&nbsp;– 25 June 2017) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] politician and [[solicitor]]. He was the leader of the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP) from 1979 to 1990, and was SNP [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Dundee East (UK Parliament constituency)|Dundee East]] from 1974 to 1987. He was Rector of the [[University of Dundee]] from 1983 to 1986. Wilson died in [[Edinburgh]] on 25 June 2017 at the age of 79 from a short illness.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-40397536?ocid=socialflow_twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_ca