Andrew Dunlop
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The Right Honourable The Lord Dunlop |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland | |
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Assumed office 11 May 2015 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | David Mundell |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal |
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Assumed office 28 May 2015 Life Peerage |
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21 June 1959 Dunbartonshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservatives |
| Spouse(s) | Lucia Murfitt |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Edinburgh University |
Andrew James Dunlop, Baron Dunlop (born 21 June 1959) is a British politician, who since 2015 has served as Under-Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Lord Dunlop sits on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords as a Minister for Scotland and Northern Ireland in HM Government.
Dunlop was born at Helensburgh in Dunbartonshire and went to school at Glenalmond College and The Glasgow Academy. He then read Politics and Economics at Edinburgh University under the tutorship of Professor John Mackintosh, formerly Labour MP for Berwick and East Lothian, graduating with an MA degree. He subsequently completed a Postgraduate Diploma in European Competition Law at King's College, London.
Dunlop's first political job was as Head of Research for the Scottish Conservative Party from 1981 until 1984. He then joined the Conservative Research Department, first holding the Trade and Industry brief before becoming Head of the Political Section.
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