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  McLetchie, David
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NameDavid McLetchie
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Edinburgh, Scotland , United Kingdom
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Born August 06, 1952
Died August 12, 2013 (61 years)
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Aug 14, 2024 12:45am
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InfoBorn in 1952, David McLetchie attended Leith Academy and George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. He studied law at Edinburgh University where he gained an LLB(Hons) graduating in 1974.
He qualified as a solicitor in 1976 and joined Tods Murray WS in Edinburgh becoming a partner in 1980 and latterly heading the department dealing with tax, estates and trusts.

Active in Young Conservatives and Conservative student politics from 1968, he was the Conservative candidate for Edinburgh Central in the 1979 General Election.

He has held numerous senior positions within the Scottish Conservative Party at constituency and national level and was President of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Association from 1994-1997. In September 1998 he was elected the leader of the Scottish Parliamentary Candidates' Group and led the Party's campaign in the first election to the Scottish Parliament held on 6th May 1999. He was returned as a regional member for Lothians and is now leader of the Scottish Conservative Parliamentary group.

David is married to Sheila, a theatre nurse at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh. He has a son James, by his first marriage to his late wife Barbara. His interests include golf (12 handicap), football (Heart of Midlothian), theatre and music.





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Aug 12, 2013 03:00pm News Former Scottish Conservative leader David McLetchie dies  Article New Jerusalem 

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  05/05/2011 Scottish Parliament - Edinburgh Pentlands Lost 31.41% (-5.85%)
  05/05/2011 Scottish Parliament - Lothians At-Large Seat Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/03/2007 Scottish Parliament - Edinburgh Pentlands Won 37.60% (+13.16%)
  05/01/2003 Scottish Parliament - First Minister Lost 13.95% (-37.98%)
  05/01/2003 Scottish Parliament - Edinburgh Pentlands Won 37.21% (+6.32%)
  05/06/1999 Scottish Parliament - Edinburgh Pentlands Lost 28.93% (-7.29%)
  05/06/1999 Scottish Parliament - Lothians At-Large Seat Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/06/1999 Scottish Parliament - First Minister Lost 13.95% (-42.64%)
  05/01/1999 Scottish Conservative Party - Leader Won 52.30% (+4.60%)
  05/03/1979 UK Parliament - Edinburgh Central Lost 29.55% (-18.29%)
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Scottish Independence Referendum - Sep 18, 2014 NO No
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