Michael Hirst (politician)
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Sir Michael Hirst |
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| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden |
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In office 1983–1987 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Sam Galbraith |
| Chairman of the Scottish Conservatives | |
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In office 1993–1997 |
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| Succeeded by | Raymond Robertson |
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| Born | 2 January 1946 |
| Political party | Scottish Conservative |
Sir Michael William Hirst (born 2 January 1946) is a former Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party politician, chartered accountant and public relations consultant, company director and past president of the International Diabetes Federation.
Hirst studied at Glasgow Academy and the University of Glasgow. Before entering politics, Hirst had a career as a chartered accountant and partner in Peat Marwick, now KPMG.
Hirst fought several elections before being successful. In February and October 1974 he stood at Central Dunbartonshire without success. At the 1979 general election he contested East Dunbartonshire but was again defeated.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden at the 1983 general election, but lost the seat to Labour's Sam Galbraith at the 1987 election.
He was PPS at the Department of Energy from 1985 to 1987. He attempted to retake Strathkelvin and Bearsden in 1992 election but was beaten again by Galbraith, the same year he was knighted. In 1997 he was forced to resign his position as Scottish Conservative Chairman and Westminster candidate for the seat of Eastwood, in the wake of revelations about his private life, as he had had several previous homosexual affairs with other, younger Scottish Tories.
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