Peter Duncan (politician)

Infobox MP


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name = Peter Duncan
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office = Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
leader = Michael Howard
predecessor = Jacqui Lait
successor = Eleanor Laing
term_start = 10 November 2003
term_end = 5 May 2005
constituency_MP2 = Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
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majority2 =
predecessor2 = Alasdair Morgan
successor2 = constituency abolished
term_start2 = 7 June 2001
term_end2 = 5 May 2005
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birth_place = Saltcoats, Scotland, United Kingdom
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nationality = British
spouse = Lorna
party = Conservative
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children = 2
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alma_mater = University of Birmingham
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website = [http://www.scottishconservatives.com/peter_duncan/home.aspx www.peterduncan.org]
footnotes = otherpersons|Peter Duncan

Peter John Duncan (born 10 July 1965) is a British politician. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale between 2001 and 2005.

Early life

Born in Ayrshire, Duncan attended the Ardrossan Academy in Ardrossan, North Ayrshire and was educated at the University of Birmingham where he obtained a BCom in 1985. He later worked as a business and communications consultant for Mackays Stores Ltd from 1985-88 in addition to running the family textile business - John Duncan & Son from 1988-2000.

Parliamentary career

He was elected to the House of Commons at the 2001 general election, taking the Galloway and Upper Nithsdale seat from the Scottish National Party. This made him the sole Conservative MP for the whole of Scotland. In November 2003 he was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland by new party leader Michael Howard and he was later named as Chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party.

His constituency was abolished for the 2005 general election and replaced by Dumfries and Galloway. However he failed to win the seat, losing to Labour's Russell Brown. In the 2007 local elections, the first to take place under the Single Transferable Vote system, he was one of several new Conservative councillors elected to Dumfries and Galloway council. He has since been re-selected to stand as the Conservative candidate for the Dumfries and Galloway seat at the next general election.

Personal life

He married Lorna Anne and they have a son and daughter and, as of 2007, now lives in Dalbeattie in Dumfries and Galloway.

External links

* [http://www.peterduncan.org.uk Peter Duncan] - official website
* [http://http://www.scottishconservatives.com/people/candidates/peter_duncan.aspx Peter Duncan] - Scottish Conservatives website biography
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1518004.stm BBC Profile 2001]