Oliver Mundell

Oliver Mundell MSP

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dumfriesshire
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2016
Preceded by	Elaine Murray
Majority	1,230
Personal details
Nationality	British
Political party	Scottish Conservative Party
Spouse(s)	Catherine Easton (m. 2015)
Relations	David Mundell (father)
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh

Oliver Gordon Watson Mundell MSP is a Scottish Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the constituency of Dumfriesshire since the election in May 2016.^[1]

He was educated at Moffat Academy and holds a first-class degree in constitutional law and legal theory from the University of Edinburgh. His father is Conservative MP David Mundell.^[2]

Mundell is the Conservative spokesperson for community safety.^[3]

EU referendum

Oliver and his father David campaigned on opposite sides of the EU referendum. Oliver stated that concern about the Common Agricultural Policy and his belief Scotland did not receive a good deal in this area were one reason he would vote Leave. His father David however campaigned for Remain and insisted Oliver was entitled to his own view and the disagreement on this one issue would not affect their relationship. ^[4]

References

↑ "Election 2016: Dumfriesshire. Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
↑ Sanderson, Daniel (7 December 2015). "Ruth Davidson wades into Mundell family row over son's Holyrood bid". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
↑ "Scottish Conservative appointments for new parliamentary term". Scottish Conservative Party. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
↑ "David Mundell and MSP son Oliver on opposing sides in EU referendum debate". The Herald. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

Scottish Parliament
Preceded by Elaine Murray	Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dumfriesshire 2016-present	Incumbent

Scottish Conservative Party MSPs

Elected in the 2016 election; See also: Members of the 5th Scottish Parliament

Leadership	Ruth Davidson (Leader) Jackson Carlaw (Deputy Leader and culture, tourism and external affairs) John Lamont (Chief Whip)

Frontbench members	Murdo Fraser (Finance) Dean Lockhart (Economy, jobs and fair work) Donald Cameron (Health and sport) Elizabeth Smith (Education and skills) Adam Tomkins (Communities, social security, the constitution and equalities Douglas Ross (Justice) Peter Chapman (Rural economy and connectivity) Maurice Golden (Environment, climate change and land reform)

Backbenchers	Jeremy Balfour Bill Bowman Miles Briggs Alexander Burnett Finlay Carson Maurice Corry Jamie Greene Rachael Hamilton Alison Harris Liam Kerr Gordon Lindhurst Margaret Mitchell Edward Mountain Oliver Mundell John Scott Graham Simpson Alexander Stewart Ross Thomson Annie Wells Brian Whittle

Members of the Scottish Parliament in the South Scotland region

Elected in the 2016 election

Constituency MSPs	John Scott (Con, Ayr) Jeane Freeman (SNP, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) Aileen Campbell (SNP, Clydesdale) Oliver Mundell (Con, Dumfriesshire) Iain Gray (Lab, East Lothian) John Lamont (Con, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) Finlay Carson (Con, Galloway and West Dumfries) Willie Coffey (SNP, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) Christine Grahame (SNP, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale)

Additional members	Claudia Beamish (Lab) Rachael Hamilton (Con) Emma Harper (SNP) Joan McAlpine (SNP) Colin Smyth (Lab) Paul Wheelhouse (SNP) Brian Whittle (Con)

SNP (7 seats), Conservative (6 seats), Labour (3 seats)

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.