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David McLetchie
CBE
Official portrait, 2011
Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament
In office
6 May 1999 – 31 October 2005
UK party leader
  • William Hague
  • Iain Duncan Smith
  • Michael Howard
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAnnabel Goldie
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Lothian
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
6 May 2011 – 12 August 2013
Succeeded byCameron Buchanan[a]
In office
6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Edinburgh Pentlands
In office
1 May 2003 – 5 May 2011
Preceded byIain Gray
Succeeded byGordon MacDonald
Scottish Conservative portfolios
2007–2011Chief Whip of the Scottish Conservative Party
2011–2013Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice
Personal details
Born
David William McLetchie

(1952-08-06)6 August 1952
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died12 August 2013(2013-08-12) (aged 61)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Political partyScottish Conservatives
SpouseSheila
Children1 child, 2 stepchildren
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh

David William McLetchie CBE (6 August 1952 – 12 August 2013) was a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 1999 to 2005. He was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Edinburgh Pentlands constituency from 2003 to 2011 and the Lothian region from 1999 to 2003 and 2011 to 2013.


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