Phil Gallie
| Phil Gallie | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for South of Scotland |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 2 April 2007 |
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| Member of the UK Parliament for Ayr |
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In office 9 April 1992 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | George Younger |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Osborne |
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3 June 1939 Portsmouth, England, UK |
| Died | 24 January 2011 (aged 71) Ayr, Scotland, UK |
| Political party | Scottish Conservative Party |
Philip Roy Gallie (3 June 1939 – 24 January 2011) was a British politician who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Ayr from 1992 to 1997 and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South of Scotland region from 1999 to 2007. He was also held prominent offices within the Scottish Conservative Party.
Gallie was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire and was educated at Dunfermline High School in Fife. He trained as an electrical fitter before joining the CEGB as a planning engineer. He rose to be a station manager before entering politics. His political career began with being elected as a local councillor on Cunninghame district council, which covered northern Ayrshire and the Isle of Bute.
Gallie did not find success in his first two candidacies for Parliament. In 1983 he was beaten by Labour's David Lambie, and in 1987 he was defeated by Dick Douglas. He was elected as Member of Parliament at Westminster for the Ayr constituency in the 1992 general election. He lost his seat, along with all other Conservatives in Scotland, at the 1997 general election.
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