David Duguid (politician)

David James Duguid[1] (born 8 October 1970)[2] is a Scottish Conservative Party 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 thirty years of SNP representation in the seat.

For the spiritualist medium, see David Duguid (medium).

David Duguid
MP
Official portrait, 2020
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
In office
2 June 2020 – 16 September 2021
Serving with Iain Stewart
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byDouglas Ross
Succeeded byThe Lord Offord of Garvel
Member of Parliament
for Banff and Buchan
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded byEilidh Whiteford
Majority4,118 (9.7%)
Personal details
Born (1970-10-08) 8 October 1970
Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Political partyConservative
Alma materRobert Gordon University
Websitewww.davidduguid.com

Duguid served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from June 2020 to September 2021.[6]

Background

He was educated at Banff Academy[7] 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. His win saw the largest overturned majority of the election night in the UK. He was re-elected with an increased majority and over 50% of the vote in the December 2019 election.

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 at the cabinet reshuffle in September 2021 and was appointed Fisheries Envoy.[8][9] On 3 November 2021, he was the only Scottish MP to vote to approve an amendment to consider reforming the House of Commons standards system and prevent the immediate suspension of Conservative former minister Owen Paterson.

Personal life

Duguid tested positive for COVID-19 in June 2021 and isolated for the requisite time, following all rules and guidance. Duguid's test prompted Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross and other MSPs to proactively isolate in Edinburgh as a precaution but all subsequently tested negative and were not contacted by Test and Protect.[10][11]

References
  1. "No. 27885". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 1076.
  2. "Duguid, David". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 13 February 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. "David Duguid takes Banff and Buchan for Conservatives". Banffshire Journal. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. "David Duguid MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. "Banff and Buchan: Meet your MP". Press and Journal. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. "Ministerial appointments: September 2021". 16 September 2021.
  7. Morag Kuc (3 May 2017). "Tory candidate signs pledge to exit EU and CFP". Buchan Observer. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  8. "Ministerial appointments: September 2021". 16 September 2021.
  9. 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.
  10. @STVNews (2 June 2021). "UPDATE: Scottish Tory minister David Duguid has tested positive for Covid-19. The MP for Banff and Buchan was in Peterhead with Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross on Monday" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. "Covid in Scotland: Douglas Ross isolating after David Duguid tests positive". BBC News. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.


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