Andrew Paton Welsh (born 1944, in Glasgow) was the Scottish National Party MP for the House of Commons constituencies Angus South from 1974 to 1979, Angus East from 1987 to 1997 and Angus from 1997 to 2001. 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... Angus East was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1997, when it was replaced by Angus. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Angus East was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1997, when it was replaced by Angus. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Angus is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

From 1984 until 1987 he served as the Provost of Angus, the leader of Angus District Council. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A provost (introduced into Scots from French) was the leader of a Scottish burgh council, the equivalent of a mayor in other parts of the English-speaking world. ... Angus (Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties and also one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland and a Lieutenancy area. ...

He is now the MSP for the Scottish Parliament constituency of Angus, and he is also an elder of the Church of Scotland in Arbroath, where he lives with his wife and daughter. Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ... For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... Angus is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... The Church of Scotland (C of S, also known informally as The Kirk; until the 17th century officially the Kirk of Scotland) is the Christian national church of Scotland. ... The ruined Arbroath Abbey, built from local red sandstone. ...