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David Cairns, Scottish laicised priest and politician, Minister of State for Scotland (died 2011)
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David Cairns (politician born 1966)
Scottish politician
John David Cairns was a Scottish politician who served as Minister of State for Scotland from 2005 to 2008. A member of Scottish Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Inverclyde, formerly Greenock and Inverclyde, from 2001 until his death in 2011.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
U.K. government position
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland is a junior ministerial post in the Government of the United Kingdom, supporting the Secretary of State for Scotland. The post is also known as Deputy Secretary of State for Scotland.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)