David Duguid (politician)

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.

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

David Duguid
MP
Official portrait, 2020
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
In office
20 September 2022 – 27 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded byIain Stewart
Succeeded byJohn Lamont
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 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. 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.

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.[14]

References
  1. "No. 27885". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 1076.
  2. "Duguid, David". Who's Who. Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 13 February 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. "David Duguid takes Banff and Buchan for Conservatives". Banffshire Journal. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. 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 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  7. "Ministerial appointments: September 2021". 16 September 2021.
  8. Kuc, Morag (3 May 2017). "Tory candidate signs pledge to exit EU and CFP". Buchan Observer. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  9. Harvey, Malcolm. "Scots are not becoming more conservative: three factors behind the Tory 'revival' in North East Scotland". London School of Economics. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  10. Robertson, Kirsten (13 December 2019). "General Election 2019: Conservatives hold Banff and Buchan despite strong SNP vote". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  11. "Ministerial appointments: September 2021". 16 September 2021.
  12. 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.
  13. "How Scottish Conservative MPs voted and what they said about Boris Johnson". Dundee Courier. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  14. "Wife of Tory MP who criticised windfall tax on oil firms has £50,000 in BP shares". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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