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Alex Fergusson (politician)

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Fergusson said he entered politics mainly to champion rural causes in his own region: "I was particularly exercised by the fact that whenever anybody talked about rural Scotland, they seemed to talk about the Highlands and Islands. I come from the south of Scotland, and I was keen to provide a rural
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Because the position of Presiding Officer is an impartial one, the officeholder is required to remove himself from all party politics. Consequently, Fergusson resigned from the Conservative party. He indicated his intention to resign as Presiding Officer at the conclusion of his term, and stand for
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Fergusson announced in 2015 that he would not be seeking re-election in 2016 and would retire from politics after serving as MSP for 17 years. He was succeeded by Finlay Carson at the 2016 election.
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During this time, Fergusson was lead spokesman for Agriculture and Forestry for the Conservative party, and Convener of the Rural Development Committee, including during the passage of the
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the Conservative party in 2011. On his return to the Parliament after the 2011 Election, Fergusson stepped down as Presiding Officer and returned to the Conservative benches.
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paid tribute on Twitter, calling Fergusson a "distinguished presiding officer" and a "dedicated parliamentarian". The then leader of the Scottish Conservative Party
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also paid tribute on Twitter, calling Fergusson a "huge figure in the Scottish Conservative Party" and said that he "will be missed by many".
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in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to politics, the Scottish parliamentary process and public life in Scotland.
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in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to politics, the Scottish parliamentary process and public life in Scotland.
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after leaving school, mainly involved in agricultural work. He returned to Scotland and attended the
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Sir Alex Fergusson died on 31 July 2018, at the age of 69. The First Minister of Scotland
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as the son of Simon Fergusson and Auriole Hughes-Onslow. His father was a
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as Presiding Officer by a large majority, beating the other candidate
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Fergusson as Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, May 2007
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and returned to backbench politics. He stood down as an MSP in the
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Alexander Charles Onslow Fergusson was born on 8 April 1949 in
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and a member of the Scottish Landowners Federation and the
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Official profile at the site of the Conservative Party
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Index

The Right Honourable
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Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
Elizabeth II
Trish Godman
Alasdair Morgan
George Reid
Tricia Marwick
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Galloway and West Dumfries
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
Finlay Carson
South of Scotland
Leswalt
Dumfries and Galloway
St John's Town of Dalry
Dumfries and Galloway
Scottish Conservatives
Independent
Eton College
Scotland's Rural College
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Presiding Officer
Scottish Parliament
Scottish Conservative Party
Member of the Scottish Parliament
1999
2016
Wigtownshire

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