Mike Rumbles

Mike Rumbles
Mike Rumbles
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
In office
6 May 1999 – 5 May 2011
Preceded by new constituency
Succeeded by Dennis Robertson
Aberdeenshire West
Majority 5,170 (14.8%) (2007)
Personal details
Born 10 June 1956 (1956-06-10) (age 55)
South Shields, England
Political party Scottish Liberal Democrats

Mike Rumbles (born 10 June 1956) is a former Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and was MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine until defeated at the 2011 election in the successor constituency of Aberdeenshire West.

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Background

Rumbles was born in South Shields in England and was educated at St James School in Hebburn, County Durham, Sunderland Polytechnic where he graduated with a BEd, and the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst.

Career

Rumbles was elected to the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine constituency in the 1999 election, and comfortably held the seat in the 2003 election and 2007 election but was defeated by the SNP in 2011. Following the Scottish Parliament's establishment in 1999, Rumbles was Convenor of the Standards Committee when it was charged with investigating the so-called 'Lobbygate' scandal, in which the son of the then Secretary of State for Scotland John Reid was embroiled.

Leadership contests

On May 12, 2005, Rumbles announced his intention to stand for the vacant post of leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. His candidacy involved a distinct platform from his opponent Nicol Stephen. In particular, he specified a number of 'deal-breakers' for any coalition negotiations that might occur in the aftermath of the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections, with an absolute insistence on the implementation of key Liberal Democrat policies such as abolition of the council tax, and an enhancement of the Scottish Parliament's powers. He also aimed to give the Liberal Democrats a more equal status within the coalition. He lost to Stephen in June 2005, winning 23.4% of the vote.

On 2 July 2008, following Stephen's surprise resignation as leader, Rumbles again announced his intention to stand for the Scottish Liberal Democrat leadership. This time he stressed his commitment to reviewing party policy on whether to hold a national referendum on Scottish Independence (the policy of the Scottish National Party government). In the contest he faced former Ministers Ross Finnie and Tavish Scott. Scott won the contest comfortably.

External links

  • Mike Rumbles obsolete profile at the site of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scottish Parliament
Preceded by
Constituency created
Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
1999-2011
Succeeded by
Dennis Robertson
Aberdeenshire West



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