David Steel
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David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel o Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC (born 31 Mairch 1938) is a Breetish Leeberal Democrat politeecian that served as the Leader o the Leeberal Pairty frae 1976 tilll its merger wi the Social Democratic Pairty in 1988 tae form the Leeberal Democrats.
Quick Facts 1st Presidin Officer o the Scots Pairlament, Monarch ...
The Richt Honourable The Laird Steel o Aikwood | |
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1st Presidin Officer o the Scots Pairlament | |
In office 12 Mey 1999 – 7 Mey 2003 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
First Meenister | Donald Dewar Henry McLeish Jack McConnell |
Precedit bi | Office creautit |
Succeedit bi | George Reid |
Leader o the Leeberal Democrats | |
In office 3 Mairch 1988 – 16 Julie 1988 Servin with Robert Maclennan | |
Precedit bi | Himself (as Leader o the Leeberal Pairty) Robert Maclennan (as Leader o the Social Democratic Pairty) |
Succeedit bi | Paddy Ashdown |
Leader o the Leeberal Pairty | |
In office 7 Julie 1976 – 16 Julie 1988 | |
Precedit bi | Jo Grimond |
Succeedit bi | Paddy Ashdown (as Leader o the Social an Leeberal Democrats) |
Leeberal Chief Whip | |
In office 18 Juin 1970 – 7 Julie 1976 | |
Leader | Jeremy Thorpe Jo Grimond |
Precedit bi | Eric Lubbock |
Succeedit bi | Cyril Smith |
Member o Pairlament for Tweeddale, Ettrick an Lauderdale | |
In office 11 June 1983 – 1 May 1997 | |
Precedit bi | Constituency created |
Succeedit bi | Michael Moore |
Member o Pairlament for Roxburgh, Selkirk an Peebles | |
In office 24 Mairch 1965 – 11 Juin 1983 | |
Precedit bi | Charles Donaldson |
Succeedit bi | Constituency abolished |
Member o the Scots Pairlament for Lothians | |
In office 6 Mey 1999 – 1 Mey 2003 | |
Precedit bi | Constituency creautit |
Succeedit bi | Mark Ballard |
Personal details | |
Born | David Martin Scott Steel (1938-03-31) 31 Mairch 1938 (age 86) Kirkcaudy, Fife, Scotland |
Poleetical pairty | Leeberal Democrats(1988-present) |
Ither poleetical affiliations | Leeberal (Before 1988) |
Spoose(s) | Judith MacGregor (m. 1962) |
Bairns | 3 |
Parents | David Steel (faither) |
Alma mater | Varsity o Edinburgh |
Religion | Kirk o Scotland[1] |
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