Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Lord Selkirk of Douglas, including posts and roles held.
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Representations
Edinburgh West [1983 - 1997]
Elected 3 times
9 June 1983
- 1 May 1997
Commons
Edinburgh West [1974 - 1983]
Elected 2 times
10 October 1974
- 9 June 1983
Commons
Party affiliation
Conservative
10 October 1974
- 27 July 2023
Elections contested
Edinburgh West
1 May 1997
Commons
Hamilton
28 February 1974
Commons
Government posts
Minister of State (Scotland Office)
Scotland Office
1 January 1995
- 1 January 1997
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scottish Office)
Scottish Office
13 June 1987
- 6 July 1995
Commons
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
HM Treasury
7 May 1979
- 1 October 1981
Commons
House membership
Lords
Lord Selkirk of Douglas
29 September 1997
- 27 July 2023
Commons
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
10 October 1974
- 1 May 1997
Committee memberships
Scottish Affairs Committee
13 November 1981
- 9 June 1983
Commons
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
16 May 2012
- 30 March 2015
Lords
Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint Committee)
17 July 2013
- 11 December 2013
Lords
EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee
12 June 2015
- 2 July 2019
Lords
European Union Committee
25 May 2016
- 12 June 2018
Lords