David Melvyn Linden is a Scottish National Party politician who has represented Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston in the Scottish Parliament since May 2026. Born on 14 May 1990, he previously served as Member of Parliament for Glasgow East from 2017 until May 2024, during which time he held senior spokesperson positions for his party in the House of Commons.

Between 2020 and 2022, Linden took on significant policy responsibilities within the SNP Westminster group, first serving as Spokesperson for Housing, Communities and Local Government from 2020 to 2021, then as SNP Spokesperson for Work and Pensions from 2021 to 2022. His parliamentary work has focused on social policy issues affecting Scottish communities, including welfare reform, housing provision and local government matters. David Linden writes commentary for Comment Central.