Mike Pringle
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Mike Pringle is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and former Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Edinburgh South
.
(modern-day Zambia
), and educated at Edinburgh Academy
. He is a keen follower of Heart of Midlothian F.C.
and was a strong supporter of the campaign to prevent the sale of the club's Tynecastle stadium in 2004. He is a strong supporter of the Free Tibet Campaign and has introduced a Bill into the Scottish Parliament to introduce a levy on plastic bags in Scotland similar to the successful Irish plastic bag tax. He is also an Honorary Vice-President of English-Speaking Union Scotland
, and in the same constituency in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election. In the latter he came third out of the five candidates, with 22% of the vote; less than five hundred votes behind Margo MacDonald
. He was also a candidate for the Lothians, but was not elected through the list system.
He ran again in the 2003 Scottish Parliamentary election for the same seat, winning it from Angus MacKay
by half a percent of the votes - a majority of 158. He is currently the Liberal Democrat member of the Justice 1 Committee of the Scottish Parliament.
In September 2006, the Scottish Parliament's Standards Committee banned him for a week from attending full sessions and committee meetings of the Parliament for leaking details of the Shirley McKie
case to a newspaper.
He lost the redrawn seat of Edinburgh Southern to the SNP in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
Mike Pringle (born December 25, 1945) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and former Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Edinburgh South
.
(modern-day Zambia
), and educated at Edinburgh Academy
. He is a keen follower of Heart of Midlothian F.C.
and was a strong supporter of the campaign to prevent the sale of the club's Tynecastle stadium in 2004. He is a strong supporter of the Free Tibet Campaign and has introduced a Bill into the Scottish Parliament to introduce a levy on plastic bags in Scotland similar to the successful Irish plastic bag tax. He is also an Honorary Vice-President of English-Speaking Union Scotland
, and in the same constituency in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election. In the latter he came third out of the five candidates, with 22% of the vote; less than five hundred votes behind Margo MacDonald
. He was also a candidate for the Lothians, but was not elected through the list system.
He ran again in the 2003 Scottish Parliamentary election for the same seat, winning it from Angus MacKay
by half a percent of the votes - a majority of 158. He is currently the Liberal Democrat member of the Justice 1 Committee of the Scottish Parliament.
In September 2006, the Scottish Parliament's Standards Committee banned him for a week from attending full sessions and committee meetings of the Parliament for leaking details of the Shirley McKie
case to a newspaper.
He lost the redrawn seat of Edinburgh Southern to the SNP in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
Mike Pringle (born December 25, 1945) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and former Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Edinburgh South
.
(modern-day Zambia
), and educated at Edinburgh Academy
. He is a keen follower of Heart of Midlothian F.C.
and was a strong supporter of the campaign to prevent the sale of the club's Tynecastle stadium in 2004. He is a strong supporter of the Free Tibet Campaign and has introduced a Bill into the Scottish Parliament to introduce a levy on plastic bags in Scotland similar to the successful Irish plastic bag tax. He is also an Honorary Vice-President of English-Speaking Union Scotland
, and in the same constituency in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election. In the latter he came third out of the five candidates, with 22% of the vote; less than five hundred votes behind Margo MacDonald
. He was also a candidate for the Lothians, but was not elected through the list system.
He ran again in the 2003 Scottish Parliamentary election for the same seat, winning it from Angus MacKay
by half a percent of the votes - a majority of 158. He is currently the Liberal Democrat member of the Justice 1 Committee of the Scottish Parliament.
In September 2006, the Scottish Parliament's Standards Committee banned him for a week from attending full sessions and committee meetings of the Parliament for leaking details of the Shirley McKie
case to a newspaper.
He lost the redrawn seat of Edinburgh Southern to the SNP in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
for Edinburgh South
Edinburgh South (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh South was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
.
Background
He was born in Northern RhodesiaNorthern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia was a territory in south central Africa, formed in 1911. It became independent in 1964 as Zambia.It was initially administered under charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by amalgamating North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia...
(modern-day Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
), and educated at Edinburgh Academy
Edinburgh Academy
The Edinburgh Academy is an independent school which was opened in 1824. The original building, in Henderson Row on the northern fringe of the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, is now part of the Senior School...
. He is a keen follower of Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
and was a strong supporter of the campaign to prevent the sale of the club's Tynecastle stadium in 2004. He is a strong supporter of the Free Tibet Campaign and has introduced a Bill into the Scottish Parliament to introduce a levy on plastic bags in Scotland similar to the successful Irish plastic bag tax. He is also an Honorary Vice-President of English-Speaking Union Scotland
English-Speaking Union Scotland
The English-Speaking Union Scotland is an educational Scottish charity whose purpose, shared with the English-Speaking Union internationally, is to promote international understanding and human achievements through the widening use of the English language throughout the world.ESU Scotland is based...
Political career
From 1992 to 2003 he was a member of Edinburgh City Council. In the 1997 UK general election he ran unsuccessfully as a candidate in Edinburgh SouthEdinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the general election of 1885. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, and in the same constituency in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election. In the latter he came third out of the five candidates, with 22% of the vote; less than five hundred votes behind Margo MacDonald
Margo MacDonald
Margo MacDonald MSP is a Scottish politician and former Scottish National Party MP and Deputy Leader...
. He was also a candidate for the Lothians, but was not elected through the list system.
He ran again in the 2003 Scottish Parliamentary election for the same seat, winning it from Angus MacKay
Angus MacKay (politician)
Angus MacKay is a Scottish Labour politician, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh South constituency from 1999 to 2003....
by half a percent of the votes - a majority of 158. He is currently the Liberal Democrat member of the Justice 1 Committee of the Scottish Parliament.
In September 2006, the Scottish Parliament's Standards Committee banned him for a week from attending full sessions and committee meetings of the Parliament for leaking details of the Shirley McKie
Shirley McKie
Shirley McKie is a former Scottish police detective who was accused by fingerprint analysis staff of the Scottish Criminal Record Office of leaving her thumb print on the bathroom door frame of a murder crime-scene in Kilmarnock on 14 January 1997....
case to a newspaper.
He lost the redrawn seat of Edinburgh Southern to the SNP in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
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Mike Pringle (born December 25, 1945) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and former Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
for Edinburgh South
Edinburgh South (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh South was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
.
Background
He was born in Northern RhodesiaNorthern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia was a territory in south central Africa, formed in 1911. It became independent in 1964 as Zambia.It was initially administered under charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by amalgamating North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia...
(modern-day Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
), and educated at Edinburgh Academy
Edinburgh Academy
The Edinburgh Academy is an independent school which was opened in 1824. The original building, in Henderson Row on the northern fringe of the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, is now part of the Senior School...
. He is a keen follower of Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
and was a strong supporter of the campaign to prevent the sale of the club's Tynecastle stadium in 2004. He is a strong supporter of the Free Tibet Campaign and has introduced a Bill into the Scottish Parliament to introduce a levy on plastic bags in Scotland similar to the successful Irish plastic bag tax. He is also an Honorary Vice-President of English-Speaking Union Scotland
English-Speaking Union Scotland
The English-Speaking Union Scotland is an educational Scottish charity whose purpose, shared with the English-Speaking Union internationally, is to promote international understanding and human achievements through the widening use of the English language throughout the world.ESU Scotland is based...
Political career
From 1992 to 2003 he was a member of Edinburgh City Council. In the 1997 UK general election he ran unsuccessfully as a candidate in Edinburgh SouthEdinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the general election of 1885. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, and in the same constituency in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election. In the latter he came third out of the five candidates, with 22% of the vote; less than five hundred votes behind Margo MacDonald
Margo MacDonald
Margo MacDonald MSP is a Scottish politician and former Scottish National Party MP and Deputy Leader...
. He was also a candidate for the Lothians, but was not elected through the list system.
He ran again in the 2003 Scottish Parliamentary election for the same seat, winning it from Angus MacKay
Angus MacKay (politician)
Angus MacKay is a Scottish Labour politician, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh South constituency from 1999 to 2003....
by half a percent of the votes - a majority of 158. He is currently the Liberal Democrat member of the Justice 1 Committee of the Scottish Parliament.
In September 2006, the Scottish Parliament's Standards Committee banned him for a week from attending full sessions and committee meetings of the Parliament for leaking details of the Shirley McKie
Shirley McKie
Shirley McKie is a former Scottish police detective who was accused by fingerprint analysis staff of the Scottish Criminal Record Office of leaving her thumb print on the bathroom door frame of a murder crime-scene in Kilmarnock on 14 January 1997....
case to a newspaper.
He lost the redrawn seat of Edinburgh Southern to the SNP in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
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Mike Pringle (born December 25, 1945) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and former Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
for Edinburgh South
Edinburgh South (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh South was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
.
Background
He was born in Northern RhodesiaNorthern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia was a territory in south central Africa, formed in 1911. It became independent in 1964 as Zambia.It was initially administered under charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by amalgamating North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia...
(modern-day Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
), and educated at Edinburgh Academy
Edinburgh Academy
The Edinburgh Academy is an independent school which was opened in 1824. The original building, in Henderson Row on the northern fringe of the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, is now part of the Senior School...
. He is a keen follower of Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
and was a strong supporter of the campaign to prevent the sale of the club's Tynecastle stadium in 2004. He is a strong supporter of the Free Tibet Campaign and has introduced a Bill into the Scottish Parliament to introduce a levy on plastic bags in Scotland similar to the successful Irish plastic bag tax. He is also an Honorary Vice-President of English-Speaking Union Scotland
English-Speaking Union Scotland
The English-Speaking Union Scotland is an educational Scottish charity whose purpose, shared with the English-Speaking Union internationally, is to promote international understanding and human achievements through the widening use of the English language throughout the world.ESU Scotland is based...
Political career
From 1992 to 2003 he was a member of Edinburgh City Council. In the 1997 UK general election he ran unsuccessfully as a candidate in Edinburgh SouthEdinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the general election of 1885. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, and in the same constituency in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election. In the latter he came third out of the five candidates, with 22% of the vote; less than five hundred votes behind Margo MacDonald
Margo MacDonald
Margo MacDonald MSP is a Scottish politician and former Scottish National Party MP and Deputy Leader...
. He was also a candidate for the Lothians, but was not elected through the list system.
He ran again in the 2003 Scottish Parliamentary election for the same seat, winning it from Angus MacKay
Angus MacKay (politician)
Angus MacKay is a Scottish Labour politician, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh South constituency from 1999 to 2003....
by half a percent of the votes - a majority of 158. He is currently the Liberal Democrat member of the Justice 1 Committee of the Scottish Parliament.
In September 2006, the Scottish Parliament's Standards Committee banned him for a week from attending full sessions and committee meetings of the Parliament for leaking details of the Shirley McKie
Shirley McKie
Shirley McKie is a former Scottish police detective who was accused by fingerprint analysis staff of the Scottish Criminal Record Office of leaving her thumb print on the bathroom door frame of a murder crime-scene in Kilmarnock on 14 January 1997....
case to a newspaper.
He lost the redrawn seat of Edinburgh Southern to the SNP in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.