Andrew Arbuckle Explained

Parliament:Scottish
Predecessor:Keith Raffan
Successor:Richard Simpson
Term:2005–2007
Party:Scottish Liberal Democrats
Birth Date:12 April 1944
Constituency Mp:Mid Scotland and Fife

Andrew Arbuckle (born 12 April 1944) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region. He was a Fife councillor until 2012. He was first elected as a councillor in 1986.[1]

He replaced Keith Raffan at the Scottish Parliament after Raffan resigned in 2005.[2] Arbuckle failed to win re-election at the 2007 Scottish Parliament election.

Arbuckle was the farming editor for the Dundee Courier from 1985 to 2005. He and his brother John published three farming-related books.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrew Arbuckle announces retiral. 2012-02-28. Fife Today. en. 2017-08-07.
  2. Web site: New MSP takes up Holyrood place. 2005-01-12. BBC News. 2017-08-07.
  3. News: McLaren . Jennifer . ANDREW ARBUCKLE: Fife author whose books have raised over £70,000 for charity . 30 May 2021 . The Courier . DC Thomson Media . 26 December 2020.