Derek Brownlee
| Derek Brownlee | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for South of Scotland |
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In office 17 June 2005 – 22 March 2011 |
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| Preceded by | David Mundell |
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| Born | 10 August 1974 |
| Political party | Scottish Conservative Party |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
| Profession | accountant |
Derek Brownlee (born 10 August 1974) is a Scottish accountant and politician, who is a former Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South of Scotland region 2005–2011.
Brownlee grew up in Selkirk, Scottish Borders and went to Selkirk High School. He graduated in Scots Law LLB (Hons) from the University of Aberdeen in 1996, and then trained as a Chartered Accountant.
Brownlee worked as a chartered accountant at Ernst & Young 1996–2002, Institute of Directors 2002–2004 and Deloitte 2004–2005.
In the 2003 Scottish parliament election Brownlee stood as the Conservative candidate in Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale constituency, finishing fourth but within 1,500 votes of winning the seat.
He became an MSP on 17 April 2005, following David Mundell resigning his regional seat at Holyrood following his election as MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituency in the 2005 General Election. Brownlee was next on the Conservative's list for the South of Scotland region. Brownlee was appointed the Conservative's finance spokesman in Holyrood in July 2005, replacing Annabel Goldie who became the party's leader in Scotland.
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