Peter Duncan (politician)
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Peter John Duncan (born July 10, 1965) was the only Conservative Member of Parliament in Scotland during the 2001–2005 parliament, when he was member for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland and Chairman of the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party.
He took the seat from the Scottish National Party at the 2001 election - since the 1997 election the Conservatives had had no seats in Scotland at all. His majority was just 74 votes. In the 2005 election, before the boundaries of his constituency had been reorganised, he lost the seat of Dumfries & Galloway to Labour's Russell Brown.
Peter Duncan was born in Ayrshire, educated at the University of Birmingham, and after working in the retail sector joined his family textile business as managing director. He is married with two children.
External links
- Peter Duncan (http://www.peterduncan.org.uk) - official website
- Aristole listing (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-5912,00.html) from The Guardian