David Torrance (politician)
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David Torrance is Scottish National Party
member of the Scottish Parliament
for the Kirkcaldy
constituency, elected at the 2011 election
, he was educated at Balwearie High School
, and Adam Smith College
, where he gained an HND
Mechanical Engineering
. He is a member of the Scout Association as a Leader since 1979 and is also the Assistant District Commissioner for Kirkcaldy District Scouts.
in 1981 and has been a Fife
local councillor since 1995. He has worked for British Gas
, Alcan Chemicals, Rexroth Bosch before going into politics full time in 2007, working for Christopher Harvie MSP.
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
member of the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
for the Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Kirkcaldy is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
constituency, elected at the 2011 election
Background
Born in KirkcaldyKirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh...
, he was educated at Balwearie High School
Balwearie High School
Balwearie High School is a non-denominational comprehensive secondary school at the west end of Kirkcaldy in Scotland. Balwearie serves around 1750 pupils aged from 12 to 18 and includes a Department of Additional Support for children with Additional Support Needs.-Rector:The school opened in 1964...
, and Adam Smith College
Adam Smith College
Adam Smith College is a Scottish further and higher education college located over various campuses across the county of Fife.-History:The college was formed on August 1, 2005 by the merger of Glenrothes College and Fife College and is named after Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, who...
, where he gained an HND
HND
HND may refer to:* Higher National Diploma, a higher education qualification in the United Kingdom* Hexanitrodiphenylamine, a World War II explosive with the chemical formula C12H5N7O12* HND, the ISO 3166-1 three-letter code for Honduras...
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
. He is a member of the Scout Association as a Leader since 1979 and is also the Assistant District Commissioner for Kirkcaldy District Scouts.
Career
He joined the Scottish National PartyScottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
in 1981 and has been a Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
local councillor since 1995. He has worked for British Gas
British Gas
British Gas is the name of several companies:* British Gas plc, the former gas monopoly in the United Kingdom and its successor companies** Centrica, which has the rights to the British Gas name in the UK...
, Alcan Chemicals, Rexroth Bosch before going into politics full time in 2007, working for Christopher Harvie MSP.