David Duguid (politician)
David Duguid | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 20 September 2022 – 27 October 2022 Serving with The Lord Offord of Garvel | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Iain Stewart |
| Succeeded by | John Lamont |
| In office 2 June 2020 – 16 September 2021 Serving with Iain Stewart | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Douglas Ross |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Offord of Garvel |
| Member of Parliament for Banff and Buchan | |
| In office 8 June 2017 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Eilidh Whiteford |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1970 Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Robert Gordon University |
| Website | www.davidduguid.com |
David James Duguid[1] (born 8 October 1970)[2] is a Scottish Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP)[3] for Banff and Buchan[4] from June 2017 to May 2024.[5] Duguid's victory ended thirty years of Scottish National Party control of the seat.
Duguid served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from September to October 2022.[6] He previously served in this role from June 2020 to September 2021.[7]
Background
[edit]He was educated at Banff Academy[8] 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
[edit]Duguid was first elected in 2017, beating the incumbent, Eilidh Whiteford by over 2,000 votes.[9] His win saw the largest overturned majority of the election night in the UK.[citation needed] He was re-elected with an increased majority and over 50% of the vote in the December 2019 election.[10]
In June 2020, Duguid accepted a position as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland and a Government whip, succeeding Douglas Ross.
Duguid left the government in September 2021 and was appointed Fisheries Envoy.[11][12]
Duguid and Alister Jack were the only two Scottish Conservative MPs (out of six) who voted in support of Boris Johnson in the June 2022 confidence vote.[13] Duguid later resigned as Trade Envoy on 6 July 2022.[citation needed]
He was made a Scotland Office Minister under Liz Truss, whose campaign for leadership of the Tory party he had supported, but was removed from this post after her resignation after a few weeks.[14]
Duguid has been accused of concealing a conflict of interest by repeatedly opposing a windfall tax on fossil fuel companies when his wife is a significant shareholder in BP.[15]
Following boundary changes, Duguid intended to contest the successor seat of Aberdeenshire North and Moray East at the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[16] In May 2024, as the election campaign began, he announced that he had been hospitalised for some weeks to recover from a severe spinal illness, but intended to continue as the Conservative candidate.[17] However, although he still wished to stand and felt he was recovering sufficiently, he announced on 5 June 2024 that he had been deselected by Conservative Campaign Headquarters on medical grounds nonetheless and would not be allowed to contest the seat.[18] In the election, his replacement candidate Douglas Ross was narrowly defeated by Seamus Logan from the Scottish National Party.[19] After the election, Duguid said that he could have "won his seat from hospital".[20]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 27885". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 1076.
- ^ "Duguid, David". Who's Who. Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 February 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "David Duguid takes Banff and Buchan for Conservatives". Banffshire Journal. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "David Duguid MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Banff and Buchan: Meet your MP". Press and Journal. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Ministerial appointments: September 2021". 16 September 2021.
- ^ Kuc, Morag (3 May 2017). "Tory candidate signs pledge to exit EU and CFP". Buchan Observer. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ Harvey, Malcolm. "Scots are not becoming more conservative: three factors behind the Tory 'revival' in North East Scotland". London School of Economics. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Robertson, Kirsten (13 December 2019). "General Election 2019: Conservatives hold Banff and Buchan despite strong SNP vote". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Ministerial appointments: September 2021". 16 September 2021.
- ^ Merson, Adele (17 September 2021). "North-east MP David Duguid leaves Scotland Office for fisheries envoy role". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "How Scottish Conservative MPs voted and what they said about Boris Johnson". Dundee Courier. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ Webster, Laura (17 October 2022). "Scottish Tory MP sacked from UK Government after backing Liz Truss". The National. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Wife of Tory MP who criticised windfall tax on oil firms has £50,000 in BP shares". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Shanks, Ciaran (4 August 2023). "David Duguid to stand for new Aberdeenshire seat after boundary change". Aberdeen Live. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Philip, Andy (23 May 2024). "Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid recovering after four weeks intensive care - and wants to stand in election". Press and Journal. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Former minister David Duguid not selected to stand in election". BBC News. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Meighan, Craig (5 July 2024). "Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross loses seat to SNP". STV News. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Dropped Tory MP Duguid: I would have won my seat from hospital". BBC News. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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