Alex Johnstone
Alex Johnstone | |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland | |
In office 6 May 1999 – 7 December 2016 | |
Succeeded by | Bill Bowman |
Personal details | |
Born | Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 31 July 1961
Died | 7 December 2016 Edinburgh, Scotland | (aged 55)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Linda Anne Johnstone |
Children | 2 |
Alexander Johnstone (31 July 1961 – 7 December 2016) was a Scottish Conservative politician. He served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North East Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2016.
Political career
Johnstone had been Member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland electoral region since 1999. He fought the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine constituency in the 2005 general election, finishing second. He also finished second in Angus North and Mearns at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, but was re-elected as an additional member on the party list. He was the longest serving Conservative MSP of the Scottish Parliament and the last remaining Conservative MSP to have served continuously since the 1999 election. In Holyrood he had served as Chief Whip and rural affairs spokesman for the Scottish Conservative Party and Shadow Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change. In 2016, Johnstone was the party's spokesman for Housing, Transport and Infrastructure.[1] Johnstone was deputy convenor of the Finance Committee of the Scottish Parliament.[2]
In 2014, Johnstone and his colleague Nanette Milne re-paid more than £12,000 to the Scottish Parliament after breaching office expenses rules.[3]
Johnstone, a
Personal life
Johnstone was educated at
Johnstone died of cancer on 7 December 2016. Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson called him "a big man with a big heart" who "embodied politics at its best".[4]
References
- ^ "Scottish Conservative appointments for new parliamentary term". Scottish Conservatives. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Alex Johnstone MSP". Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ MSPs that claimed thousands too much in expenses named Archived 1 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Scottish Conservative MSP Alex Johnstone dies aged 55". BBC News. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
External links
- Alex Johnstone MSP personal site profile
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Alex Johnstone
- Alex Johnstone MSP profile at the site of the Scottish Conservatives
- Alex Johnstone MSP profile at the site of the Conservative Party