David Maclean
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David Maclean
The Right Honourable David John MacLean (born May 16, 1953) is a United Kingdom politician, and Conservative member of Parliament for Penrith and The Border.
He was elected to the Commons in a by-election in 1983, and served as a junior minister under Margaret Thatcher and John Major. He was seen as a Thatcherite, saying about beggars that 'I always give them something - I give them a piece of my mind.'
He was made Chief Whip of the opposition under Iain Duncan Smith. When Duncan Smith lost a vote of confidence, MacLean tendered his resignation but was reappointed to the position under new leader Michael Howard.
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External links
- Conservative Party - Rt Hon David Maclean MP (http://www.conservatives.com/people/person.cfm?PersonID=4706) official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: David Maclean MP (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-3281,00.html)
- TheyWorkForYou.com - David Maclean MP (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/david_maclean/penrith_and_the_border)
- Open Directory Project - David Maclean (http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Society_and_Culture/Politics/Parties/Conservative/MPs/Maclean,_David/) directory category