Mike Weir (politician)

Michael Weir
Michael Weir
SNP Chief Whip
	In office; 20 May 2015 – 9 June 2017
Preceded by	Stewart Hosie
Succeeded by	Patrick Grady
Member of Parliament ; for Angus
	In office; 7 June 2001 – 3 May 2017
Preceded by	Andrew Welsh
Succeeded by	Kirstene Hair
Personal details
Born	24 March 1957 (age 67); Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Relations	Married
Children	Two daughters
Alma mater	University of Aberdeen
Profession	Solicitor

Michael Fraser Weir (born 24 March 1957) is a

Angus District Council. Prior to his election in 2001, he was a solicitor and Partner for J&DG Shiell in Brechin

Background

He was born in

Angus District Council, where he was convenor of general purposes. He worked as a solicitor in Montrose and Kirkcaldy before settling in Brechin

He was first elected to

Energy and Climate Change Select Committee

from 2009–10.

Weir has championed issues relating to energy including calling for "social tariffs" for poorer utility customers and opposing pre-payment meters^[1]

As postal affairs spokesperson Weir led SNP opposition to privatisation of the Royal Mail^[2]

He raised the issue of local driving test centre closures at Westminster^[3]

Mike Weir served as the SNP's Chief Whip in the House of Commons during the 2015-17 Parliament.

^ "MP calls for action on fuel bills". BBC. 27 December 2007. Archived from the original on 31 December 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
^ "SNP opposes UK gov Royal Mail privatisation". SNP. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
^ "Mike Weir MP takes driving test centre fight to Westminster". courier.co.uk. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Andrew Welsh	Member of Parliament for Angus 2001–2017	Succeeded by Kirstene Hair

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