About The Rt Hon Malcolm Bruce, PPC

The Rt Hon Malcolm Bruce PPC

Education

Wrekin College, Shropshire, St Andrews University, Strathclyde University, University of Middlesex, Inns of Court School of Law.

Experience

Journalist on Liverpool Daily Post, then worked in commerce for Boots and in local government for the North East Scotland Development Authority

Parliamentary Experience

• Spokesman on Scotland 83-85

• Employment 87

• Energy 85-7 & 88-92

• Trade 87-88 & 92-94

• Treasury 94-99

• Chair of the Parliamentary Party 99-01

• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 01-02

• Trade and Industry 03- May 05

• Chair of the House of Commons International Development Select Committee 2005-2010

• Member of the House of Commons Committee on Armed Exports Controls (CAEC) (formerly Quadripartite Committee on Export Controls) 2005-2010

• Member of the House of Commons Liaison Committee (which questions the Prime Minister twice-yearly) 2005-2010

Memberships

• Accepted into the Queen's Privy Council 2006

• President of the Scottish Liberal Democrats 2000-current

• Trustee of the Royal National Institute for Deaf People

• National Vice President of the National Deaf Children's Society

• President of the Grampian Branch NDCS

• Vice-President of GLOBE International and Vice-Chair of GLOBE UK- (Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment).

Marital status/children

Married, two sons, three daughters

Interests

Music, theatre and walking

Biography

Having fought the North Angus and Mearns seat in October 1974, and West Aberdeenshire in May 1979, Malcolm was elected MP for Gordon in June 1983.

Malcolm joined the Liberal Party at the age of 17 and was President of the Liberal Club at St. Andrews. He went on to do an MSc in Marketing at Strathclyde University. In 1995, he was called to the bar (Gray's Inn). He went on to establish Aberdeen Petroleum Publishing, with a partner, in 1981.

Malcolm is the author of pamphlets on energy and rural development and was, from February 1986 - February 1989, Rector of Dundee University. He is President of the Grampian Branch and a National Vice President of the National Deaf Children's Society, and a Vice President of the Combined Heat & Power Association. Malcolm is also a former President and current Vice-President of GLOBE International (Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment).

In the last Parliament (2005-10) Malcolm chaired the influential International Development Select Committee. He is a former leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and is now President of the Scottish Party. Malcolm has held a number of high profile Party spokesmanships including Trade and Industry, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Treasury. He has also been a member of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee, the Trade and Industry Select Committee, the Committee for Standards and Privileges and the Treasury Select Committee. He was made a Privy Councillor in 2006 by invitation of Her Majesty the Queen.

My contract

If elected to serve the people of Gordon I will put local people first. I will be there to help, listen to your concerns and stand up for our community without fear or favour. My office will always be available five days a week, and I will hold regular and easily accessible surgeries. I will report back on what I am doing on your behalf, and meet regularly with local service providers like the police, health services and residents' groups.

I will make sure your voice is heard - throughout the North East and at Westminster. I will be a strong voice for Gordon. I will: campaign energetically on your behalf and fight for the fair deal that the North East deserves at Westminster. And I will always say what I think is deliverable - I don't believe in making promises that can't be kept.

I will be open and honest about all expenses incurred in representing you. I will: publish details on my personal website, and I will answer questions you may have about them promptly.