Murray Tosh
Murray Tosh (born 1 September 1950 in Ayr) is a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician, and former Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland Region (2003–07). He was elected as a Regional Member for the South of Scotland in the 1999 election. Previously he had contested Ayr at the October 1974 United Kingdom general election as a Liberal and Glasgow Hillhead for at the 1983 United Kingdom general election for the Conservatives.[1]
Murray Tosh | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | |
| In office 29 November 2001 – 2 April 2007 | |
| Presiding Officer | David Steel George Reid |
| Preceded by | Patricia Ferguson |
| Succeeded by | Alasdair Morgan |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for West of Scotland | |
| In office 1 May 2003 – 2 April 2007 | |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for South of Scotland | |
| In office 6 May 1999 – 31 March 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1950 Ayr |
| Political party | Scottish Conservative Party |
Between 2003 and 2007 he was a Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.
Tosh was a councillor on the former Kyle and Carrick District Council.
In the 2007 Holyrood Election, Tosh was the Scottish Conservative Party candidate for the seat of Dumfries. He was defeated by Dr Elaine Murray, the Labour incumbent and as such did not return to Holyrood as an MSP for the 2007-2011 session.
In 2016 the representatives of the IndyCamp protesters stated that Tosh may own the Scottish Parliament building. This claim was dismissed by the lawyer for the Scottish Parliament[2]
References
- The Times Guide to the House of Commons June 1983. London: Times Books Ltd. 1983. p. 119. ISBN 0 7230 0255 X.
- Judge to issue written decision in IndyCamp eviction case, BBC News, 24 March 2016 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-35890629/
External links
- Murray Tosh MSP profile at Scottish Parliament site
- Murray Tosh MSP profile at the site of the Conservative Party