Cameron Buchanan (politician)

Cameron Roy Marchand Buchanan (17 September 1946 – 18 June 2023) was a Scottish Conservative politician who served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothian region from 2013 to 2016.

Cameron Buchanan
Buchanan in 2014
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Lothian
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
4 September 2013 – 24 March 2016
Preceded byDavid McLetchie[n 1]
Personal details
Born
Cameron Roy Marchand Buchanan

(1946-09-17)17 September 1946
Woking, Surrey, England
Died18 June 2023(2023-06-18) (aged 76)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Political partyScottish Conservatives
SpouseEmma Buchanan
Children4

Early life and career

Cameron Roy Marchand Buchanan was born on 17 September 1946 in Woking, Surrey.[1] After studying at St Edward's School, Oxford and Sorbonne University,[2] Buchanan worked as a textile entrepreneur and was managing director of woollen goods retailer Harrisons of Edinburgh prior to taking his seat.[3]

Political career

Buchanan was vice-chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party while working in retail. He took up his seat after it was vacated by former Scottish Conservative leader David McLetchie due to McLetchie's death from cancer in August 2013.[3]

Personal life and death

Buchanan lived in Edinburgh with his wife, Emma, who is a teacher.[4] He died there on 18 June 2023, at the age of 76.[5][6][7]

Notes
  1. Normally, regional MSPs do not have individual predecessors and successors. However, McLetchie died during a sitting parliament so was succeeded by Buchanan.

References
  1. Comdevelopment Ltd. "Cameron Buchanan". companiesintheuk.co.uk.
  2. "Cameron Buchanan to stand down as MSP in 2016". Scottish Conservatives. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. "New MSP Cameron Buchanan sworn in at Holyrood". BBC News. 4 September 2013.
  4. "New MSP Cameron Buchanan replaces the late David McLetchie". thecourier.co.uk. 5 September 2013.
  5. Honorary President of the Midlothian Conservative and Unionist Association has died
  6. "Cameron Roy Marchand Buchanan". The Times. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. "Cameron Roy Marchand Buchanan". Scotland's People. Retrieved 24 October 2023.


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