James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas
James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, PC, KC (31 July 1942 – 28 November 2023) was a Scottish Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh West and then as a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothians region. Between 1997 and 2023 he was a member of the House of Lords as a life peer.
The Right Honourable The Lord Selkirk of Douglas PC KC | |
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Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Minister of State for Scotland | |
| In office 6 July 1995 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | The Lord Fraser of Carmyllie |
| Succeeded by | Brian Wilson |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 13 June 1987 – 6 July 1995 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Michael Ancram |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Robertson |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 7 May 1979 – 1 October 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Alfred Bates |
| Succeeded by | Tony Newton |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothians (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| In office 6 May 1999 – 2 April 2007 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| Life peerage 29 September 1997 – 27 July 2023 | |
| Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West | |
| In office 10 October 1974 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Stodart |
| Succeeded by | Donald Gorrie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton 31 July 1942 Dungavel House, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Died | 28 November 2023 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Scottish Conservative |
| Spouse |
Priscilla Susan Buchan
(m. 1974) |
| Children | 4 |
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In 1994, he was briefly Earl of Selkirk, but disclaimed that peerage to remain in the House of Commons.
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