David Duguid (politician)

David James Duguid[1] (born 8 October 1970)[2] is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP)[3] for Banff and Buchan[4] since June 2017.[5] Duguid's victory marked the end of thirty years of SNP representation in the seat. In 2020 he was appointed as a minister in the Scotland Office.

For the spiritualist medium, see David Duguid (medium).
David Duguid

MP
Duguid in 2020
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
Assumed office
2 June 2020
Serving with Iain Stewart
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byDouglas Ross
Member of Parliament
for Banff and Buchan
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded byEilidh Whiteford
Majority4,118 (9.7%)
Personal details
Born (1970-10-08) 8 October 1970
Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Political partyConservative
Alma materRobert Gordon University
Websitewww.davidduguid.com

Background

He was educated at Banff Academy[6] and Robert Gordon University, where he studied chemistry. Before entering politics, Duguid worked as an engineer for BP and as a project manager for Hitachi Consulting.

Political career

Duguid was first elected in 2017, beating the incumbent, Eilidh Whiteford by over 2,000 votes. His win saw the largest overturned majority of the election night in the UK. He was re-elected with an increased majority and over 50% of the vote in the December 2019 election. In June 2020, Duguid accepted a position as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Scotland Office and a Government whip, succeeding Douglas Ross.

References
  1. "No. 27885". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 1076.
  2. "Duguid, David". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 February 2018. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  3. "David Duguid takes Banff and Buchan for Conservatives". Banffshire Journal. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. "David Duguid MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. "Banff and Buchan: Meet your MP". Press and Journal. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. Morag Kuc (3 May 2017). "Tory candidate signs pledge to exit EU and CFP". Buchan Observer. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Eilidh Whiteford		 Member of Parliament
for Banff and Buchan
2017–		 Incumbent


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