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Revision as of 17:17, 29 April 2009
Andrew Welsh | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Angus | |
| Assumed office 6 May 1999 | |
| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Majority | 8,243 (25.8%) |
| Member of the UK Parliament for Angus East Angus (1987–1997) | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 7 June 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Michael Weir |
| Member of the UK Parliament for South Angus | |
| In office 10 October 1974 – 3 May 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Jock Bruce-Gardyne |
| Succeeded by | Peter Fraser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | Glasgow University |
Andrew Paton Welsh (born 1944, in Glasgow) is a Scottish politician. He was educated at Govan High School and Glasgow University.
Andrew Welsh was the Scottish National Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the House of Commons constituencies South Angus from 1974 to 1979, East Angus from 1987 to 1997 and Angus from 1997 to 2001.
From 1984 until 1987, he served as the Provost of Angus, the leader of Angus District Council and served on the Governing Court of the University of Dundee. Before being re-elected to the House of Commons at the 1987 General Election, he worked as a Senior Lecturer in Business Administration at Arbroath College in Angus.
He is now the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Scottish Parliament constituency of Angus where he was the longest serving member on the Scottish Parliament's Corporate Body until January 2006.
A fluent speaker of French and Chinese, he is an elder of the Church of Scotland in Arbroath, where he lives with his wife and daughter.
Previous positions
- SNP spokesperson, local government, housing and education (1997 - 2005)
- SNP chief whip (1989 - 1997)
- SNP chief whip (1978 - 1979)
- SNP deputy chief whip (1976 - 1977)
- SNP spokesperson, agriculture (1976 - 1979)
- SNP spokesperson, self-employed and small businesses (1975 - 1979)
- SNP spokesperson, local government (1974 - 1978)
- SNP spokesperson, housing (1974 - 1978)
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