David Mundell
The Lord Dunlop | |
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Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | |
In office 7 December 2005 – 11 May 2010 | |
Leader | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Eleanor Laing |
Succeeded by | Jim Murphy |
Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | |
Assumed office 5 May 2005 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Majority | 3,781 (7.7%) |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for South of Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
In office 6 May 1999 – 5 May 2005 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Derek Brownlee |
Personal details | |
Born | David Gordon Mundell 27 May 1962 Dumfries, Scotland |
Political party |
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Spouse |
Lynda Carmichael
(m. 1987; div. 2012) |
Children | 3, including Oliver |
Alma mater | |
Website | davidmundell |
David Gordon Mundell,
From 1999 to 2005, Mundell served as a
Background
Born in
Having become a
He practised as a solicitor before joining
Mundell is a member of the Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet (WS) and of the Law Society of Scotland.
Parliamentary career
Scottish Parliament
Mundell was elected to the
House of Commons
In the
Mundell was among the 18 MPs (either Scottish or representing Scottish constituencies) who supported the Commons Motion stating football "should not be any different from other competing sports and our young talent should be allowed to show their skills on the world stage", thereby endorsing the idea of Team GB entering a British football team in the London 2012 Olympics. Football's governing bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland oppose a Great Britain team, fearing it would stop them competing as individual nations in future tournaments.[11]
Mundell represented the
Mundell retained his seat at the 2019 general election with a reduced majority.[12][13]
On 6 June, Mundell voted no confidence in Prime Minister Johnson.
Government minister
Before the
Mundell was returned to Parliament at the 2015 general election with a much reduced majority of 798 votes (1.5%), although the Conservative Party's share of the vote increased by 1.8%.[16] He succeeded Liberal Democrat Alistair Carmichael as Secretary of State for Scotland. In the referendum on EU membership of June 2016, Mundell supported Britain remaining within the EU.[17] Following it, he became a part-time member of the cabinet committee working on strategies for Brexit.[18] He was the only Conservative MP to represent a Scottish constituency in the 56th parliament (2015–2017), but was joined by a further twelve in the 2017 snap general election. Following the election of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister, Mundell was sacked from his role and went to the backbenches for the first time since he was elected as an MP.[citation needed]
Constituency issues
In 2015, Mundell opened a food bank in the Dumfries and Galloway constituency, which adjoins his own and was at the time represented by the Scottish National Party's Richard Arkless. After the opening, Mundell was escorted from an angry anti-austerity demonstration by police.[19] Mundell, who had previously denied that welfare reform changes were behind the increased demand for food banks, was accused of hypocrisy by opponents who said the opening was "nothing to celebrate". Mundell said he was willing to work with all local organisations who wanted to eradicate poverty.[2]
Trade envoy
On 23 August 2021, Boris Johnson appointed Mundell as the UK's trade envoy to New Zealand.[20] On 6 July 2022, he resigned from his position as Trade Envoy following the Chris Pincher scandal, amid the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.[21]
Personal life
On 13 January 2016, Mundell publicly came out as gay on his personal website; he is believed to be the first openly gay Conservative cabinet minister.[2][3]
His nickname is 'Fluffy'.[22]
Previously married to Lynda Jane Carmichael from 1987, the couple divorced in 2012. He has three children, one of whom, Oliver Mundell, is the Conservative MSP for Dumfriesshire, having won his seat in the Scottish Parliament in May 2016.[23]
See also
- Scotland Office
References
- ^ "Election 2015: David Mundell named new secretary of state for Scotland". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015.
- ^ a b c David Mundell (13 January 2016). "New Year, New Start". Davidmundell.com. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Scottish secretary David Mundell comes out as gay". BBC News. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "www.parliament.uk". Archived from the original on 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Diploma in Legal Practice – Professional Legal Studies – Postgraduate Studies". www.scottishlaw.org.uk.
- ^ "David Torrance: Mutual respect is crucial as Tories bid to govern Scotland". scotsman.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ J. M. Bochel; D. T. Denver. "The Scottish District Elections 1984" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. p. 82.
- ^ J. M. Bochel; D. T. Denver. "Scottish Regional Elections 1986" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. p. 33.
- ^ "Conservatives hail lone success". BBC News. 6 May 2005.
- ^ "Tory MSP takes place in chamber". BBC News. 22 June 2005.
- ^ "GB football tops Olympic agenda". BBC. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ "Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Gillespie, Stuart; McFarlane, Stuart (13 December 2019). "Mundell re-elected Dumfriesshire MP". dailyrecord. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Privy Council appointments, 9 June 2010". Privy Council. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ "Privy Counsellors". Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ Haswell, Alex (8 May 2015). "UK Parliamentary Elections Results 2015 for the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and". dumgal.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- "Election 2015: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "EU vote: Where the cabinet and other MPs stand". BBC News. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Settle, Michael (15 October 2016). "May accused of treating Scotland with contempt as Mundell given part-time role on key Brexit committee". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "David Mundell opens Dumfries foodbank amid protests". 24 July 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "PM announces new Trade Envoys to boost British business around the world". GOV.UK (Press release). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Which Scottish MPs are backing Boris Johnson - and who is walking away". ITV News. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Profile: David Mundell, Secretary of State for Scotland – BBC News". BBC Online. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Simon; Dominiczak, Peter; Wilkinson, Michael (13 January 2016). "Cabinet minister David Mundell comes out as gay". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
External links
- David Mundell MP official constituency website
- Debrett's People of Today bio
- David Mundell Archived 18 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Conservative Party profile
- David Mundell MP Archived 27 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine Scottish Conservative Party profile
- Dumfries & Galloway Conservatives
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: David Mundell
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou