Kenny MacAskill
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Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Scottish politician
former Member of the Scottish Parliament
human
Kenny MacAskill is a Scottish politician and former Scottish Justice Secretary who later became a prominent figure in the pro-independence Alba Party.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kenny MacAskill canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5337586 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kenny MacAskill Context triple: [Alba Party, notableMember, Kenny MacAskill]
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A.
Angus McKie
Angus McKie is a British illustrator and colorist known for his detailed science fiction artwork and influential contributions to comic book coloring.
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B.
Scott MacDonald
Scott MacDonald is an American character actor known for his work in television and film, particularly in genre series and dramas.
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C.
Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
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D.
Peter MacNicol
Peter MacNicol is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Ally McBeal," "Ghostbusters II," and "Numbers."
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E.
Stephen MacLean
Stephen MacLean was an Australian screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his work on music-infused films and television, including the cult musical comedy "Starstruck" (1982).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kenny MacAskill Target entity description: Kenny MacAskill is a Scottish politician and former Scottish Justice Secretary who later became a prominent figure in the pro-independence Alba Party.
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A.
Angus McKie
Angus McKie is a British illustrator and colorist known for his detailed science fiction artwork and influential contributions to comic book coloring.
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B.
Scott MacDonald
Scott MacDonald is an American character actor known for his work in television and film, particularly in genre series and dramas.
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C.
Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
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D.
Peter MacNicol
Peter MacNicol is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Ally McBeal," "Ghostbusters II," and "Numbers."
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E.
Stephen MacLean
Stephen MacLean was an Australian screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his work on music-infused films and television, including the cult musical comedy "Starstruck" (1982).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Scottish politician ⓘ former Member of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Scottish constitutional debate
ⓘ
Scottish justice system ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Linlithgow Academy
ⓘ
University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| familyName | MacAskill ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Kenny ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Alba Party politician
ⓘ
linked to:
Alba Party
SNP politician ⓘ Scottish Justice Secretary ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish Cabinet Secretary
|
| jurisdictionGoverned | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Alba Party
ⓘ
Scottish National Party ⓘ |
| name | Kenny MacAskill ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in Scottish independence politics
ⓘ
serving as Scottish Justice Secretary ⓘ |
| notableWork | policy decisions as Scottish Justice Secretary ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
solicitor ⓘ |
| officeContested |
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Member of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scottish Government (former)
ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish Government
UK Parliament (House of Commons) ⓘ
linked to:
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
|
| politicalAlignment | Scottish independence ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Cabinet Secretary for Justice of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Cabinet Secretary for Justice
Member of Parliament for Alba Party ⓘ Member of Parliament for East Lothian ⓘ Member of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ depute leader of the Alba Party ⓘ |
| residence | Scotland ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kenny MacAskill Description of subject: Kenny MacAskill is a Scottish politician and former Scottish Justice Secretary who later became a prominent figure in the pro-independence Alba Party.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.