Dave Petrie

Not to be confused with David Petrie.

Dave Petrie
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands
In office 19 April 2006 – 3 May 2007
Personal details
Born	10 December 1946 (1946-12-10) (age 64)
Died	31 August 2011
Political party	Scottish Conservative Party
Spouse(s)	wife Grace
Children	1 daughter Gill

David Dick Petrie (10 December 1946 – 31 August 2011)^[1] was a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician, and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands Region.

He was elected after Mary Scanlon stood down from Holyrood in 2006 to contest the Moray by-election triggered by the death of Margaret Ewing. Petrie followed Scanlon on the Conservative Party list for the Highlands and Islands. He had previously stood as a candidate for Argyll and Bute. He did not win re-election at the 2007 Scottish Parliament election.

Petrie later taught as a part-time Mathematics teacher at Trinity Academy.

References

1. ^ ‘PETRIE, David Dick’, Who's Who 2011, A & C Black, 2011; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2010 ; online edn, Oct 2010, accessed 8 Sept 2011. "David Dick Petrie : Obituary". The Scotsman. 3 September 2011. http://announce.jpress.co.uk/11293601?s_source=jpsc_scot. 

External links

• Dave Petrie MSP profile at the site of the Scottish Parliament
• Dave Petrie MSP profile at the site of Conservative Party

Persondata
Name	Petrie, Dave
Alternative names
Short description	Member of the Scottish Parliament
Date of birth	10 December 1946
Place of birth
Date of death	31 August 2011
Place of death