David Mundell
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The Right Honourable David Mundell WS MP |
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| Secretary of State for Scotland | |
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Assumed office 11 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Alistair Carmichael |
| Under Secretary of State for Scotland | |
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In office 11 May 2010 – 11 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Ann McKechin |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Dunlop |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | |
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In office 7 December 2005 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Eleanor Laing |
| Succeeded by | Jim Murphy |
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Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 798 (1.5%) |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for South of Scotland |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Derek Brownlee |
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David Gordon Mundell 27 May 1962 Dumfries, Scotland |
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| Religion | Presbyterianism |
| Website | davidmundell |
David Gordon Mundell WS PC MP (born 27 May 1962) is a Scottish solicitor, Conservative politician and UK Government Minister, serving as Secretary of State for Scotland since 2015. Mundell is the first Conservative to hold the position since Michael Forsyth in 1997.
Mundell represents the Scottish constituency of Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale since 2005 and currently is the sole Scottish Conservative member of parliament in the House of Commons.
He was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland following the 2015 general election, having previously served as Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from 2010 to 2015.
Mundell is also the first openly gay cabinet minister from the Conservative Party.
Born in Dumfries, Mundell grew up in Newton Wamphray and Lockerbie. He attended Lockerbie Academy before reading Law at the University of Edinburgh (MA), also gaining a Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip LP). After further studies, he graduated from Strathclyde Business School as MBA.
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