David Steel

David Steel
Born	David Martin Scott Steel 31 March 1938 Kirkcaldy, Fife
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh
Religion	Church of Scotland
Children	3
Spouse	Judith Steel
Member of	Königswinter/Speakers, The Other Club
Party	Liberal Democrats
Leader of the Liberal Democrats In office 3 March 1988 - 16 March 1988  Leader of the Liberal Party In office 7 July 1976 - 16 July 1988 Preceded by Joseph Grimond  Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament In office 12 May 1999 - 7 May 2003  President of the Liberal International In office 25 April 1994 - 15 April 1996 Succeeded by Frits Bolkestein  Liberal Chief Whip In office 18 June 1970 - 7 July 1976 Succeeded by Cyril Smith  Member of Parliament for Tweeddale Ettrick and Lauderdale In office 11 June 1983 - 1 May 1997 Preceded by David Steel Succeeded by Damian Green, Alan Howarth, Bob Laxton, Helen Liddell, Jenny TongeDavid Amess, Alan Clark, Charles Clarke, Yvette Cooper, Ed Davey, Louise Ellman, Lorna Fitzsimons, Mike Hancock, Melanie Johnson, Christopher Leslie, Julian Lewis, Peter Luff, Nicholas Lyell, Fiona Mactaggart, Gillian Merron, Chris Pond, Nicholas Soames, Dave Watts, Shaun Woodward, Phil Woolas  Member of Parliament for Roxburgh Selkirk and Peebles In office 24 March 1965 - 11 June 1983 Succeeded by Alexander Carlile, Lord Carlile, David Steel  Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothians In office 6 May 1999 - 1 May 2003

David Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood (born 31 March 1938) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as Leader of the Liberal Party from 1976 until its merger with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1965 to 1997 and as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) from 1999 to 2003, during which time he was the parliament's Presiding Officer. Since 1997, David Steel has been a member of the House of Lords, as Baron Steel of Aikwood. Steel was president of the British Anti-Apartheid Movement campaign from 1966 to 1970.

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