Oliver Gordon Watson Mundell (born 1 December 1989) is a Scottish politician of the Scottish Conservative Party. He has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Dumfriesshire constituency since 2016. He served as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills from 2021 to September 2022.
Biography
Born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Mundell was educated at
Moffat Academy and graduated with a first-class Bachelor of Laws from the University of Edinburgh. He was first elected in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election and shortly after was made Scottish Conservative spokesperson for community safety.
In the 2016 European Union membership referendum, he
Vote Leave, stating he believed Scotland did not receive a good deal from the Common Agricultural Policy.
Following the 2021 Scottish Election Oliver Mundell was promoted to Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education.
On 9 January 2024, Mundell announced he would stand down at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
Personal life
Mundell's father is the Conservative MP
David Mundell.
He and his father campaigned on opposite sides of the EU referendum. David campaigned for Remain but insisted Oliver was entitled to his own view and the disagreement on this one issue would not affect their relationship.
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