Nicholas Fairbairn

Sir
Nicholas Fairbairn
Solicitor General for Scotland
In office
6 May 1979 – 28 January 1982
Preceded byJohn McCluskey
Succeeded byPeter Fraser
Member of Parliament
for Perth and Kinross
Kinross and Western Perthshire (1974–1983)
In office
10 October 1974 – 19 February 1995
Preceded byAlec Douglas-Home
Succeeded byRoseanna Cunningham
Personal details
Born(1933-12-24)24 December 1933
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died19 February 1995(1995-02-19) (aged 61)
Dunfermline, Scotland
Political partyConservative
Spouses
  • Elizabeth Mackay
    (m. 1962; div. 1979)
  • Suzanne Wheeler
    (m. 1983)
Children4
Parent
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh (MA, LLB)
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Sir Nicholas Hardwick Fairbairn, QC (24 December 1933 – 19 February 1995) was a Scottish politician and advocate. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Kinross and Western Perthshire from October 1974 to 1983, and then for Perth and Kinross until his death in 1995. He was Solicitor General for Scotland from 1979 to 1982.