Michelle Rhonda Thomson (born 11 March 1965) is a Scottish politician who was the member of parliament (MP) for Edinburgh West from May 2015 to May 2017. She served as the SNP Business, Innovation and Skills spokesperson in the House of Commons until her resignation of the party whip in September 2015. She was also a member of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee from 2015 to 2017.After a meeting of the National Executive Committee of the SNP on 22 April 2017, a decision was made to select a new party candidate for Edinburgh West in the 2017 general election. Thomson announced she would not be standing as a candidate following this decision, citing concerns around the process of dealing with her application for re-admission. Wikipedia