Duncan Ross (Scottish politician)
Duncan Ross is a Scottish nationalist political activist and expert on economic and social history.
Ross studied at the University of Glasgow and the London School of Economics.[1] He joined the Scottish National Party (SNP) in 1987, and was elected as the party's national secretary in 2006.[2] He stood for the party in Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill at the 2005 general election, taking second place with 13.6% of the votes cast,[3] then in Cunninghame South at the Scottish Parliament election, 2007, taking second place, with 34.6% of the vote.[4] He was fifth on the party list for the 2009 European Parliament election, but only the top two candidates were elected.[5][6]
In 2009, Ross was a leading supporter of an independent Scotland joining the Euro, arguing that the SNP's manifesto should commit to this, rather than stating that the matter would be put to a referendum.[7] In 2014, he was an organiser of an event promoted by Republic, putting the case for an independent Scotland to be a republic.[8]
Ross works as a Senior Lecturer in Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow.[9]
References
- ↑ "SNP candidates line up for Glasgow East", Scottish National Party
- ↑ "Dr Duncan Ross Elected National Secretary", Scottish National Party
- ↑ "Result: Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill", BBC News, 6 May 2005
- ↑ "Cunninghame South", BBC News, 4 May 2007
- ↑ City of Edinburgh Council
- ↑ European Election 2009: Scotland
- ↑ "SNP European divisions laid bare", BBC News, 16 October 2009
- ↑ "Independence referendum: Alex Salmond urged to scrap the Queen by anti-monarchy campaigners in event of Yes vote", Daily Record, 19 June 2014
- ↑ "Dr Duncan Ross", University of Glasgow
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| Preceded by Alasdair Allan |
National Secretary of the Scottish National Party 2006–2009 |
Succeeded by William Henderson |