Sir Malcolm Bruce
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The Right Honourable The Lord Bruce of Bennachie Kt PC |
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| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats | |
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In office 28 January 2014 – 8 May 2015 |
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| Leader | Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | Simon Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Jo Swinson (2017) |
| Chair of the International Development Committee | |
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In office 14 July 2005 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Tony Baldry |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Twigg |
| Chair of the Liberal Democrats | |
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In office 9 August 1999 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Leader | Charles Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Alan Beith |
| Succeeded by | Mark Oaten |
| Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats | |
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In office 3 March 1988 – 18 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Russell Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Jim Wallace |
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Member of Parliament for Gordon |
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In office 9 June 1983 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Alex Salmond |
| Personal details | |
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17 November 1944 Birkenhead, England, UK |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Veronica Wilson (1969–1992) Rosemary Vetterlein (1998–present) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater |
University of St Andrews University of Strathclyde |
Malcolm Gray Bruce, Baron Bruce of Bennachie, Kt PC (born 17 November 1944) is a British Liberal Democrat politician.
He was the Member of Parliament for Gordon from 1983 to 2015 and was the chairman of the International Development Select Committee from 2005 to 2015. He was deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats from 28 January 2014. He was nominated for a life peerage in the 2015 Dissolution Honours. He was also previously President of the Scottish Liberal Democrats until being succeeded by Councillor Eileen McCartin from 1 January 2016.
Bruce was born in Birkenhead, he was educated at Wrekin College in Shropshire, England, prior to attending Queen's College (now the University of Dundee) at the University of St Andrews, where he received a degree in economics and political science, and Strathclyde University where he received a second degree in marketing. He was a trainee journalist with the Liverpool Post for a year from 1966 prior to him becoming a section buyer with the Boots Group in 1967. After a brief spell with A. Goldberg & Son, he was appointed in 1971 as a research and information officer with the North East Scotland Development Agency. He contested the parliamentary seat of North Angus and Mearns for the Liberal Party at the October 1974 general election, but the sitting Conservative and Unionist MP Alick Buchanan-Smith won with a majority of 2,551.
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