Malcolm Bruce

Malcolm Bruce, MP (born November 17, 1944) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Gordon. Image courtesy Liberal Democrats. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the 3 state parties[1] within the federal structure[2] of the British Liberal Democrats; the others being the English and the Welsh parties. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This is a list of Members of Parliament at the House of Commons in Westminster representing constituencies in Scotland, arranged by party. ... Gordon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Early Life and Education

Malcolm Bruce was born in Birkenhead, he was educated at The Wrekin College in Shropshire, England, prior to attending University of St Andrews, where he received a degree in economics and political science, and Strathclyde University where he received a second degree in marketing. He was a trainee journalist with the Liverpool Post for a year from 1966 prior to him becoming a section buyer with the Boots Group in 1967. After a brief spell with A. Goldberg & Son, he was appointed in 1971 as a research and information officer with the North East Scotland Development Authority. He contested the parliamentary seat of Angus North and Mearns for the Liberal Party at the October 1974 General Election, but the sitting Conservative and Unionist MP Alick Buchanan-Smith won with a majority of 2,551. Map sources for Birkenhead at grid reference SJ3088 Birkenhead is a town on The Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, on the left bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. ... Wrekin College is an independent school. ... Shropshire (alternatively Salop or abbreviated Shrops) is an English county in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... St Marys College Bute Medical School St Leonards College (PG)[5] Affiliations 1994 Group Website www. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Political science is the field of the social sciences concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. ... The University of Strathclyde is a university in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Look up marketing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... This article is about a former British company which has now merged to form Alliance Boots, as a result, information on this page may be out of date Boots Group PLC changed its name to Alliance Boots plc on 31 July 2006, following the completion of its merger with Alliance... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 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. ... This article is about the historic Liberal Party. ... The UK general election of October 1974 took place on October 10, 1974. ... The Conservative Party is one of the two largest political parties in the United Kingdom and the most successful party in political history based on election victories. ... Rt Hon. ...

Public Service

Malcolm Bruce was elected as the Vice Chairman of the Scottish Liberal Party in 1975, in the same year he became a director with the Norboil Publishing House. He again stood for Parliament at the 1979 General Election for the seat of Aberdeenshire West and was again defeated by a sitting Conservative and Unionist MP, this time in the shape of Russell Fairgrieve by 2,766 votes. Bruce became the editor of the Aberdeen Petroleum Press in 1981 until his election. Bruce stood for parliament for a third time at the newly created seat of Gordon, based largely on the former Aberdeenshire West. Fairgrieve retired, and at the 1983 General Election he was very narrowly elected and became the Liberal MP for Gordon with a majority of just 850, and has held the seat for more than twenty years. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, in London, England is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) meet to conduct their business. ... Margaret Thatcher James Callaghan David Steel BBC Election 1979 Titles The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on May 3, 1979 and is regarded as a pivotal point in 20th century British politics. ... Aberdeenshire was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1868, when it was divided into East and West divisions. ... Sir (Thomas) Russell Fairgrieve (3 May 1924 - 17 February 1999) was a Scottish Conservative politician. ... Aberdeen (Scottish Gaelic: ) is Scotlands third largest city (48th in Britain,[5] 313th in Europe[6]) with a population of 202,370. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... For the newspaper that gave News Corporation its name, see The News (Adelaide). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gordon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

When he was elected to parliament, Malcolm Bruce served on the Scottish Affairs Select Committee, and in 1986 was given a job by David Steel as a Spokesman on Energy and Scotland. He also became a Rector at the University of Dundee in 1986 for two years. After the 1987 General Election, at which Bruce's majority had increased to 9,519, he was briefly a spokesman on Education, before speaking on Trade and Industry later in 1987. After the amalgamation of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party and the formation of the Liberal Democrats he became the new party's Energy spokesman and at the same time became the Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats under the new leadership of Paddy Ashdown. In 1989 he was appointed as the Environment spokesman, before having the Scotland portfolio after 1990. A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster System of parliamentary democracy. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood KT PC KBE (born March 31, 1938) is a British and Scottish politician and a Liberal Democrat member of the UK House of Lords. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... The University of Dundee is the principal university in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee, Scotland. ... Margaret Thatcher David Steel Election 1987 Titles The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. ... The Department of Trade and Industry is a United Kingdom government department. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a political party of the United Kingdom that existed nationwide between 1981 and 1988. ... Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon GCMG KBE PC (born 27 February 1941), commonly known as Paddy Ashdown, is a British politician native of British India. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ...

After the 1992 General Election, at which he narrowly held Gordon by just 274 votes, he again became the Trade and Industry spokesman. By 1994 he had become the Treasury spokesman. He was called to the bar at the Gray's Inn in 1995. At the 1997 General Election Malcolm Bruce's majority had risen again to 6,997. The Liberal Democrats had 46 MPs, more than they have had since before the 1920s. Paddy Ashdown created a new Shadow Cabinet system and Bruce became the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. When Ashdown stood down in 1999 he contested the leadership of the party but came in third place. In 1999, under the new leadership of Charles Kennedy, became the Chairman of the Liberal Democrats until 2001, and since 2000 has been the president of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. The UK general election, 1992 was held on April 9, 1992, and was the fourth victory in a row for the Conservatives. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The new eastern entrance to HM Treasury HM Treasury, in full Her Majestys Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the UK Governments financial and economic policy. ... In England and Wales, many Commonwealth jurisdictions, and Hong Kong SAR, barristers (, lawyers who are licensed to argue cases in superior courts, as opposed to those licensed for other forms of legal practice outside of the courtrooms, such as providing legal advice to lay clients) are those who have been... Entrance to Grays Inn Grays Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in around the Royal Courts of Justice in London, England to which barristers belong and where they are called to the bar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The Shadow Cabinet (also called the Shadow Front Bench) is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition (or the leader of other smaller opposition parties) form an alternative cabinet to the governments, whose... The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British cabinet minister responsible for all financial matters. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Rt. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Malcolm Bruce won Gordon for the fifth consecutive time at the 2001 General Election with a still rising majority of 7,879. Following his re-election, Bruce became the Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in 2003. He stood down from the frontbench following the 2005 General Election, where he was re-elected with his highest majority yet at 11,026. He is currently the Chairman of the International Development Select Committee. He was made a Member of the Privy Council on 19 July 2006. Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK cabinet-level position in charge of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the succesor to the positions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Secretary of State for the Environment. ... The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry is a cabinet position in the United Kingdom government. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... The Department for International Development (DFID) is a United Kingdom government department, the function of which is to promote sustainable development and eliminate world poverty. // Ministers The Department is headed by Cabinet Minister and Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn. ... A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster System of parliamentary democracy. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Policy

Whilst a Treasury spokesman it was Malcolm Bruce who developed the idea of a 'penny on income tax'. He is politically moderate, he is an outspoken opponent of coalition with the Labour Party. He married Veronica Jane Wilson in 1969 and they have a son and a daughter, but they divorced in 1992, and Bruce remarried in 1998 to Rosemary Vetterlein, herself a Liberal Democrat politician, having unsuccessfully contested the Beckenham by-election in 1997, they have two daughters and a son together. He takes a keen interest in deaf issues (one of his children is deaf). In politics and religion, a moderate is an individual who holds an intermediate position between two extreme or radical viewpoints. ... A coalition is an alliance among entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... For the record label, see Divorce Records. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Beckenham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word deaf can have very different meanings depending on the background of the person speaking or the context in which the word is used. ...

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