David McLetchie MSP - Justice Spokesperson

Born in 1952, David McLetchie MSP attended Leith Academy and George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. He studied law at Edinburgh University where he gained an LLB(Hons) graduating in 1974 and qualifying as a solicitor in 1976.

David McLetchie is married to Sheila, a theatre nurse at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, and has a 26 year old son, James, by his late wife, Barbara. His interests include playing golf (9 handicap), watching Heart of Midlothian FC, listening to music and reading crime fiction.

Active in Young Conservatives and Conservative student politics from 1968, David was the Conservative candidate for Edinburgh Central in the 1979 General Election.

He has held numerous senior positions within the Scottish Conservative Party at constituency and national level and was President of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Association from 1994-97.

David led the Party's campaign in the first election to the Scottish Parliament in May 1999 at which he was returned as a regional member for Lothians. In the 2003 election, he won the constituency of Edinburgh Pentlands which he held with an increased majority in 2007. David was the Leader of the Scottish Conservative MSPs from 1999-2005. He is now the Chief Whip and Business Manager for the Conservative MSPs.

David is a member of the Parliament's Local Government and Communities Committee. He is also a member of the Cross Party Groups on Palliative Care, Human Rights, Golf and Tartan Day (6th April).

For more information on David, please visit his website at: http://www.david4pentlands.com

Contact: david.mcletchie.msp@scottish.parliament.uk

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