Russell Johnston

The Lord Russell-Johnston
Johnston (right) shares a joke with David Steel at the 1987 Liberal Party Assembly
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats
In office
16 July 1988 – 13 April 1992
LeaderPaddy Ashdown
Preceded byAlan Beith (Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party)
Succeeded byAlan Beith
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Party
In office
1974 – 16 July 1988
Succeeded byMalcolm Bruce (Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats)
Member of Parliament
for Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber
Inverness (1964–1983)
In office
15 October 1964 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byNeil McLean
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
David Russell Johnston

(1932-07-28)28 July 1932
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died27 July 2008(2008-07-27) (aged 75)
Paris, France
Political partyLiberal Democrats (1988–1997)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (1964–1988)

David Russell Russell-Johnston, Baron Russell-Johnston (born David Russell Johnston; 28 July 1932 – 27 July 2008),[1] usually known as Russell Johnston, was a leading Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and was the Leader of the Scottish Liberal Party from 1974 to 1988.

  1. ^ "Former Scots Liberal leader dies". BBC News. Retrieved 27 July 2008.