University of Aberdeen Conservative and Unionist Association

The Aberdeen University Conservative and Unionist Association (AUCUA) is a student Conservative association formed in 1881. It is the third oldest Conservative student association in the United Kingdom.

Aberdeen University Conservatives

Formation	1881
Type	Political Association
Headquarters	University of Aberdeen
Location	Aberdeen, Scotland
Chairman	Rami Jerrow
Website	https://www.ausa.org.uk/societies/society/6724/

It comprises an executive committee that consists of six positions where members are elected annually at the association's AGM. It is directly affiliated to the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and the Aberdeen University Students' Association.

Notable former members

• Lord Blencathra - Member of the House of Lords, former Member of Parliament for the Penrith constituency, former Minister of State for Home Affairs, former Minister of State for the Environment and Countryside and former Chief Whip of the Conservative Party.
• James Cran - Former Member of Parliament for Beverley and Shadow Deputy Leader of the House.
• Murdo Fraser MSP – Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution and External Affairs.
• Dr Nanette Milne - Former Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland.
• David Torrance – Biographer and freelance political journalist.
• Derek Brownlee - Former MSP for South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) and member of the Advisory Board of Reform Scotland.
• Dr Eamonn Butler - Co-founder of the Adam Smith Institute.
• Andrew Bowie MP - Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine and Deputy Chair of the Conservative Party
• Finlay Carson MSP - Member of the Scottish Parliament for Galloway and West Dumfries and Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment, Land Reform, and COP26.
• Ross Thomson - Former Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South and former Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland.
• Paul Wheelhouse MSP - Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland and Scottish Government Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands.

Past chairmen

• 2019/20 - Joshua Mills
• 2018/19 - Gavin MacKenzie
• 2017/18 - Emma Farquhar
• 2016/17 - Emma Farquhar
• 2015/16 - Alexander McNab
• 2014/15 - Nicholas Layden
• 2013/14 - Nicholas Layden
• 2012/13 - Andrew Bowie
• 2011/12 - Declan Pang
• 2010/11 - Duncan Stewart
• 2009/10 - Andrea Sharpe
• 2008/09 - Oliver Lash-Williams
• 2007/08 - Leslie K. Clark
• 2006/07 - Tobias Lebmann
• 2005/06 - Tobias Lehmann
• 2004/05 - Frank Webster

Media

Members of the association have, in recent years, been interviewed by various news outlets such as euronews, Sky News and BBC Newsnight. They also maintain an active relationship with the Aberdeen University Student Newspaper 'The Gaudie' and regularly provide speakers to the Aberdeen Student Radio for discussion and debate.

See also

• Glasgow University Conservative Association
• Oxford University Conservative Association
• Cambridge University Conservative Association
• Scottish Young Conservatives