David James Duguid[1] (born 8 October 1970)[2] is a Scottish Conservative politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP)[3] for Banff and Buchan[4] since June 2017.[5] Duguid's victory marked the end of 30 years of Scottish National Party (SNP) representation in the seat.
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 | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Eilidh Whiteford |
| Majority | 4,118 (9.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1970 Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Robert Gordon University |
| Website | www.davidduguid.com |
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
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
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]
References
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou