Michael Moore (UK politician)
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The Right Honourable Michael Moore |
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| Secretary of State for Scotland | |
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In office 29 May 2010 – 7 October 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Danny Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Alistair Carmichael |
| Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats Acting |
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In office 2 July 2008 – 26 August 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Nicol Stephen |
| Succeeded by | Tavish Scott |
| Liberal Democrat Northern Ireland and Scotland Spokesman | |
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In office 5 March 2008 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Leader | Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | Alistair Carmichael |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Liberal Democrat International Development Spokesman | |
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In office 20 December 2007 – 5 March 2008 |
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| Leader | Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | Lynne Featherstone |
| Succeeded by | Lembit Öpik |
| Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesman | |
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In office 2 March 2006 – 21 December 2007 |
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| Leader |
Menzies Campbell Vince Cable (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Menzies Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Ed Davey |
| Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesman | |
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In office 16 May 2005 – 2 March 2006 |
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| Leader |
Charles Kennedy Menzies Campbell |
| Preceded by | Paul Keetch |
| Succeeded by | Nick Harvey |
| Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats | |
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In office 2 October 2002 – 20 September 2010 |
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| Leader |
Jim Wallace Nicol Stephen Tavish Scott |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Jo Swinson |
| Member of Parliament for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (1997–2005) |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | David Steel |
| Succeeded by | Calum Kerr |
| Personal details | |
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Michael Kevin Moore 3 June 1965 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Alison Moore |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
Michael Kevin Moore (born 3 June 1965) is a British Liberal Democrat politician.
Born in Northern Ireland, but largely raised in Scotland, he qualified as a chartered accountant and worked as a researcher to the prominent Liberal Democrat politician, David Steel. At the 1997 general election, Moore succeeded Steel as the Liberal Democrat MP for the Scottish Borders constituency of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk from 2005). He joined the Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team in 2005, and held many portfolios, including Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Northern Ireland & Scotland (joint).
Following the 2010 general election, and the formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, the cabinet post of Scottish Secretary was given to the Liberal Democrats, initially Danny Alexander. However following the resignation of Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Laws a month later, Alexander took his role, and Moore was appointed the Scottish Secretary on 29 May 2010. After entering office, Moore oversaw the implementation of the Scotland Act 2012, which granted further devolution to Scotland. He was removed from the post in a Cabinet reshuffle in October 2013.
Moore was elected on two occasions (2005 and 2010) to serve as Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, and was returned on two earlier occasions (1997 and 2001) as MP for the previous constituency of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale. He was defeated in the 2015 general election by Calum Kerr, the SNP candidate.
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