Mike Weir (SNP)
| Michael Weir | |
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| SNP Chief Whip | |
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Assumed office 20 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
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Member of Parliament for Angus |
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Assumed office 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Welsh |
| Majority | 11,230 (25.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 March 1957 Arbroath, Angus, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Relations | Married |
| Children | Two daughters |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
| Profession | Solicitor |
| Website | angussnp |
Michael Fraser Weir (born 24 March 1957) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Angus in Scotland since 2001 and is standing for re-election in the United Kingdom general election, 2017. He is the SNP Chief Whip in the House of Commons. Weir used to be a councillor and Convenor of the General Purposes Committee of Angus District Council. Prior to his election in 2001, he was a solicitor and Partner for J&DG Shiell in Brechin.
He was born in Arbroath and educated at Arbroath High School and Aberdeen University, from where he graduated LLB in 1979. Whilst at university Mike Weir served as President of the Aberdeen University Scottish Nationalist Association and was a member of the Students Representative Council. He has also served as a member of the national executive of the Young Scottish Nationalists and from 1984 to 1988 he served as a councillor on Angus District Council, where he was Convenor of General Purposes. He worked as a solicitor in Montrose and Kirkcaldy before settling in Brechin where he was a partner (latterly senior partner) in the firm of J&DG Shiell. He is married with two daughters.
Weir fought Aberdeen South in the 1987 general election, coming fourth.
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