Andrew Arbuckle

For the American actor, see Andrew Arbuckle (actor).

Andrew Arbuckle
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Mid Scotland and Fife
In office
2005–2007
Preceded byKeith Raffan
Succeeded byRichard Simpson
Personal details
Born (1944-04-12) 12 April 1944 (age 80)
Political partyScottish Liberal Democrats

Andrew Arbuckle (born 12 April 1944) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region. He was a Fife councillor until 2012. He was first elected as a councillor in 1986.[1]

He replaced Keith Raffan at the Scottish Parliament after Raffan resigned in 2005.[2] Arbuckle failed to win re-election at the 2007 Scottish Parliament election.

Arbuckle was the farming editor for the Dundee Courier from 1985 to 2005. He and his brother John published three farming-related books.[3]

  1. ^ "Andrew Arbuckle announces retiral". Fife Today. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. ^ "New MSP takes up Holyrood place". BBC News. 12 January 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. ^ McLaren, Jennifer (26 December 2020). "ANDREW ARBUCKLE: Fife author whose books have raised over £70,000 for charity". The Courier. DC Thomson Media. Retrieved 30 May 2021.