Chris Law
Chris Law | |
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Member of Parliament for Dundee West | |
Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | Jim McGovern |
Majority | 5,262 (13.6%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Christopher Murray Alexander Law 21 October 1969 |
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
Website | Official website |
Christopher Murray Alexander Law (born 21 October 1969) is the Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for Dundee West, having been elected in the 2015 general election.[1][2] He was elected to a seat that had been held by Labour for the previous 65 years.[3]
Early life and education
Law trained as a French chef, then went to the University of St Andrews where he received a degree in Cultural and Social Anthropology. He developed a love of India while at university[4] and for ten years operated a business providing tours of the Himalayas on 1950s motorcycyles. For a decade after returning to Scotland he operated a business as a financial adviser in Dundee. Law initially joined the SNP in 1999, and rejoined after returning to the UK in 2010.
Political career
Law was a prominent Yes campaigner during the Scottish independence referendum, 2014 and was the founder of the Spirit of Independence road tour of communities that toured Scotland in a refurbished Green Goddess fire engine.
He was chosen to contest the Dundee West constituency in the 2015 general election and received 27,684 votes – 61.9% – as he took the seat from Labour with a 17,092 majority.[5] From 2015 to 2017 he served on the Scottish Affairs Committee.[6] In the 2017 General Election, he held his seat, receiving 18,045 votes (46.7%), down 15.3% compared to the 2015 election. His majority was reduced to 5,262 votes - 13.6%.[7]
Law is a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.[8]
References
- ^ "List of Members returned to Parliament at the General Election 2015 Scotland". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Election Live: Tory majority as Miliband, Clegg, Farage quit - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Liddle, Andrew (8 May 2015). "General Election 2015: SNP's Chris Law 'puts Labour into retirement' with victory in Dundee West". The Courier. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Meet your new Scottish MPs: #24 Chris Law, Dundee West". The National. 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Dundee West Election Results". www.dundeecity.gov.uk. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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(help) - ^ "Dundee West parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". BBC News. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "In conversation with SNP MP Chris Law". www1.dehavilland.co.uk/. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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External links
- personal website
- profile on SNP website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Chris Law profile
- 1969 births
- Alumni of the University of St Andrews
- Financial advisors
- Living people
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
- Scottish National Party MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Dundee constituencies
- UK MPs 2015–17
- UK MPs 2017–
- UK MP for Scotland stubs
- UK MPs 2015–2017 stubs
- UK MPs 2017–2019 stubs