William Mackie Aitken (born 15 April 1947) is a Scottish Conservative politician. He was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow from 1999 to 2011, Scottish Conservative Spokesperson for Justice, and Convener of the Justice Committee from 2007 to 2011.
Background, education and career
Aitken was born in Glasgow, and educated at Allan Glen's School in the city and Glasgow College of Technology (now Glasgow Caledonian University). He was a trustee of the Scottish Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund.
On 19 May 2010, it was announced that he would step down at the next Holyrood election, to be held on 5 May 2011.
In February 2011 he caused controversy when he suggested that a woman who was recently gang raped in Glasgow may have been a prostitute, as the victim claimed that she was dragged from one side of the city centre to another, a location known for prostitution. On 21 February 2011 he resigned as Convenor of the Scottish Parliament justice committee in response to this controversy.