Colin Beattie is a Scottish National Party politician who was born on 17 October 1951. He has served as Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Midlothian North constituency since 2011, representing what was previously known as Midlothian North and Musselburgh before boundary changes. Before entering the Scottish Parliament, Beattie built his political career in local government as a councillor on Midlothian Council, where he rose to become the SNP group leader.

Throughout his time at Holyrood, Beattie has represented his Midlothian constituents on local and national policy matters. His career demonstrates a sustained commitment to SNP politics at both council and parliamentary level, progressing from local leadership to representation in Scotland's devolved legislature. Colin Beattie writes commentary for Comment Central.