Paul William Monaghan (born 11 November 1965)[1] is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross from the 2015 general election until 2017, when he lost his seat to Jamie Stone of the Liberal Democrats.
He was educated at Inverness Royal Academy and at the University of Stirling, where he gained a first class honours degree in Psychology and Sociology and a PhD in Social Policy.
[10] Monaghan tabled a Parliamentary Early Day Motion criticising the Government's failure to confirm whether the retirement age of Civil Nuclear Constabulary officers will be brought into line with that of other forces.
[12][13] During his first year of office, he tabled fifty six Early Day Motions in Parliament- the highest number submitted by an MP during that period.
[14] A snap general election was called by Prime Minister Theresa May on 18 April 2017, and Monaghan was reselected by the SNP as their candidate for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross.
[19] Monaghan tweeted in November 2012 about Israel's military action in Gaza and accused "the proud Jewish race" of persecuting Palestinians.
In June 2015, he was one of 125 MPs who employed a relative;[21] his brother worked as a communications manager and was authorised by Monaghan to be paid 225 hours of overtime payments during one financial year.