Cameron Buchanan (politician) explained

Cameron Buchanan
Parliament:Scottish
Constituency Mp:Lothian
Term Start:4 September 2013
Term End:24 March 2016
Predecessor:David McLetchie
Birthname:Cameron Roy Marchand Buchanan
Birth Date:17 September 1946
Birth Place:Woking, Surrey, England
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Party:Scottish Conservatives
Spouse:Emma Buchanan
Children:4

Cameron Roy Marchand Buchanan (17 September 1946 – 18 June 2023) was a Scottish Conservative politician who served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothian region from 2013 to 2016.

Early life and career

Cameron Roy Marchand Buchanan was born on 17 September 1946 in Woking, Surrey.[1] After studying at St Edward's School, Oxford and Sorbonne University,[2] Buchanan worked as a textile entrepreneur and was managing director of woollen goods retailer Harrisons of Edinburgh prior to taking his seat.[3]

Political career

Buchanan was vice-chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party while working in retail. He took up his seat after it was vacated by former Scottish Conservative leader David McLetchie due to McLetchie's death from cancer in August 2013.[3]

Personal life and death

Buchanan lived in Edinburgh with his wife, Emma, who is a teacher.[4] He died there on 18 June 2023, at the age of 76.[5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cameron Buchanan. Comdevelopment Ltd. companiesintheuk.co.uk. 5 September 2013. 11 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160811161455/https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/director/1241111/cameron-buchanan. live.
  2. Web site: Cameron Buchanan to stand down as MSP in 2016 . Scottish Conservatives . 24 January 2021 . 1 July 2015 . 29 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210129110848/http://www.scottishconservatives.com/2015/07/cameron-buchanan-to-stand-down-as-msp-in-2016/ . dead .
  3. News: New MSP Cameron Buchanan sworn in at Holyrood. BBC News. 4 September 2013. 20 June 2018. 19 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151219153952/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-23956127. live.
  4. Web site: New MSP Cameron Buchanan replaces the late David McLetchie. thecourier.co.uk. 5 September 2013. 5 September 2013. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060449/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/politics/new-msp-cameron-buchanan-replaces-the-late-david-mcletchie-1.127432. live.
  5. Web site: Honorary President of the Midlothian Conservative and Unionist Association has died . 25 June 2023 . 25 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625150435/https://www.midlothianview.com/news/honorary-president-of-the-midlothian-conservative-and-unionist-association-has-died . live .
  6. News: Cameron Roy Marchand Buchanan . 27 June 2023 . The Times . 27 June 2023 . 27 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627231440/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/births-marriages-and-deaths-june-28-2023-fsmkrfv6m . live .
  7. Web site: Cameron Roy Marchand Buchanan . Scotland's People . 24 October 2023 . 10 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231110192950/https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results/204845505165371336f3664 . live .

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