16 Facts About David Mundell

David Mundell previously served as Secretary of State for Scotland from 2015 to 2019.

From 1999 to 2005, David Mundell served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South of Scotland region.

David Mundell served in the Cabinet as Scotland Secretary from 2015 until 2019; the first Conservative to hold the position since Michael Forsyth in 1997.

David Mundell grew up in Newton Wamphray and Lockerbie, attending Lockerbie Academy.

David Mundell then studied Law at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an MA and gaining a Diploma in Legal Practice.

David Mundell practised as a solicitor before joining BT as Group Legal Advisor for Scotland in 1991.

David Mundell became BT Scotland's Head of National Affairs, remaining with BT until being elected as an MSP.

David Mundell served as an SDP Councillor on Annandale and Eskdale District Council from 1984 to 1986, representing Dryfe ward, and then for Mid Annandale ward on Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council until 1987, whilst still a postgraduate student.

David Mundell was first elected to the Scottish Parliament in 1999 as a Conservative as a list MSP for the South of Scotland.

In January 2009 David Mundell was among the 18 MPs who supported the Commons Motion stating football "should not be any different from other competing sports and our young talent should be allowed to show their skills on the world stage", thereby endorsing the idea of Team GB entering a British football team in the London 2012 Olympics.

On 9 June 2010, David Mundell was appointed a Privy Counsellor.

In July 2015, David Mundell opened a food bank in the Dumfries and Galloway, which it is adjacent to his own constituency and was at the time represented by the Scottish National Party's Richard Arkless.

David Mundell, who had previously denied that welfare reform changes were behind the increased demand for food banks, was accused of hypocrisy by opponents who said the opening was "nothing to celebrate".

On 13 January 2016, David Mundell publicly came out as gay on his personal website, becoming the first openly gay Conservative cabinet minister.

David Mundell was previously married to Lynda Jane Carmichael from 1987, and the couple divorced in 2012.

David Mundell has three children, one of whom, Oliver Mundell, is the Conservative MSP for Dumfriesshire, having won his seat in the Scottish Parliament in May 2016.