Gordon McKay is married to Janet and has two children Fiona and David.
He was educated at Mainholm Academy, Ayr and Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities.
Living in Kilbirnie he is employed as a Charge Nurse working in Mental Health with NHS Ayrshire and Arran.
He is a member of UNISON's National Executive Council and is Chair of UNISON Scotland's Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visitor's Committee.
In his spare time his hobbies are sport and history.