David Gordon Mundell (born 27 May 1962 in Dumfries) is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party MP and former Member of the Scottish Parliament. May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Buccleuch St Bridge The Auld Brig at low water The Queensberry Monument Dumfries the Sally Army hall Overlooking Dumfries The Old Bridge House Dumfries High School Dumfries location in Scotland Dumfries (Dùn Phris in Scottish Gaelic: pronounced dum-freece, not dum-fries) is a Royal Burgh and town of... The Scottish Unionist Party is a name of two organisations, one now subsumed into the UK Conservative Party, and the other being a recent creation in response to the Conservatives support of the Anglo-Irish Agreement. ... 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. ... Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ...

Mundell was elected in the 2003 Scottish parliamentary election to represent the South of Scotland region. The Scottish parliamentary election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. ... South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral areas for the Scottish Parliament through which 7 of the 56 Additional Members System MSPs are elected. ...

In the 2005 general election, Mundell was elected in the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituency. He is now the only Conservative MP representing a Scottish seat. In December 2005 he was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland. The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale was created as a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the general election of 2005. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Official Loyal Opposition Shadow Cabinet (normally referred to simply as The Shadow Cabinet) is, in British parliamentary practice, a group of members from Her Majestys Loyal Opposition whose job it is to scrutinise their opposite numbers in government and come up with alternative policies. ... The Secretary of State for Scotland (Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is the chief minister in the government of the United Kingdom with responsibilites for Scotland, at the head of the Scotland Office (formerly The Scottish Office). ...

Following his election to Westminster, Mundell resigned from the Scottish Parliament in June 2005. His seat was taken by Derek Brownlee, who was next on the Conservative's list for the South of Scotland region.

External links

• David Mundell MP official site
• Scottish Parliament biography
• David Mundell MPbiography at the site of the Conservative Party
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: David Mundell MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - David Mundell MP
• The Public Whip - David Mundell MP voting record
• Tory MSP takes place in chamber BBC News, 22 June 2005