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Mike Pringle (b. December 25, 1945) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh South. December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...
The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...
Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ...
Edinburgh South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ...
He was educated at Edinburgh Academy. The Edinburgh Academy The Edinburgh Academy is a private school that was founded in 1824 to promote classical learning in Edinburgh, Scotland, embracing both an English and a Scottish curriculum. ...
From 1992 to 2003 he was a member of Edinburgh City Council. In the 1997 general election he ran unsuccessfully as a candidate in Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency), and in the same constituency in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election. In the latter he came third out of the five candidates, with 22% of the vote; less than five hundred votes behind Margo MacDonald. He was also a candidate for the Lothians, but was not elected through the list system. City of Edinburgh (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Ãideann in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...
The 1 May 1997 UK general election brought the first change in UK Government for 18 years. ...
Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
The Scottish parliamentary election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. ...
Margo MacDonald was born in 1945 in Hamilton, Scotland and educated at Hamilton Academy, she trained as a teacher of physical education. ...
The Lothians is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ...
He ran again in the 2003 Scottish Parliamentary election for the same seat, winning it from Angus MacKay by half a percent of the votes - a majority of 150. The Scottish parliamentary election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. ...
Angus MacKay is a British actor. ...
He is currently the Liberal Democrat spokesman on Enterprise & Lifelong Learning in the Scottish Parliament. He is a keen follower of Heart of Midlothian F.C. and was a strong supporter of the campagin to prevent the sale of the club's Tynecastle stadium in 2004. Heart of Midlothian F.C. is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ...
Tynecastle is a football stadium situated in the Scottish capital. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
External links
- Mike Pringle MSP official site
- Mike Pringle MSP official biography at the Scottish Parliament website
- Mike Pringle MSP profile at the site of Scottish Liberal Democrats
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