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Candidate
Personal details
Married 1973, Bettina
1 son,, 2 stepsons
Education
Morrison's Academy
Edinburgh University (BSc 1964) Churchill College, Cambridge University (DipAgriSci) Edinburgh University (PhD).
Non-political career
Member, Tayside Economic Planning Consultative Group 1966-68
Scientist, Agricultural Research Council 1968-70.
Electoral history
Member for Edinburgh East 1970-97, and for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh since May 1, 1997.
Political career
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy February-October 1974
Parliamentary Secretary to Ministry of Agriculture 1974-79 Minister of State (in Cabinet), Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Minister for Transport) 1997-98. Spokesman: Opposition Front Bench Spokesman on: Agriculture 1979-82 Employment 1987-89 Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs 1992-97.
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