Occupation Businessman Role Member of Parliament | Name Chic Brodie Religion Church of Scotland Party Scottish National Party | |
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Political party Scottish National Party Alma mater University of St Andrews Committees Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
Subordinate Legislation Committee | ||
Education University of St Andrews | ||
Chic brodie msp closing speech register of judicial interests petition pe1458 scottish parliament
Charles "Chic" Gilchrist Brodie (born 8 May 1944) is a Scottish politician, who was a SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South Scotland region from 2011 until 2016. Brodie previously stood as a Liberal Democrat candidate in the 1992, 1997 and 2001 UK General Elections, and as a Liberal in the General Elections of October 1974, 1979, 1983 and 1987.
Contents
- Chic brodie msp closing speech register of judicial interests petition pe1458 scottish parliament
- Oil on the clyde an audience with chic brodie
- Early life
- Politics
- Scottish Parliament
- Controversies
- Independent candidate
- References
Oil on the clyde an audience with chic brodie
Early life
Brodie was educated at Morgan Academy in Dundee and graduated from the University of St Andrews in 1966 with a BSc in Mathematics and Economics.
Politics
Brodie first sought election to parliament as a Liberal candidate in the October 1974 UK General Election, standing in Dundee East. He contested that seat again in 1979. Following the merger of the Liberals and the SDP, he then contested Ayr in 1983 and North West Surrey in 1987. Brodie stood as a Liberal Democrat/SDP candidate in Surrey Heath's Old Dean ward in the 1987 local election, finishing third with 475 votes. In the 1991 local election he then stood in Surrey Heath's Bisley and Heatherside wards, finishing second and fourth respectively with 363 votes in Bisley and 879 votes in Heatherside. He fought Glasgow Garscadden in the UK Parliament as a Liberal Democrat at the 1992 election, finishing in fourth place in the seat held by then Shadow Scottish Secretary Donald Dewar. Brodie was eventually elected in Surrey Heath's Parkside ward at the 1995 local election, coming second with 628 votes.
Brodie stood as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Perth in the 1997 General Election. In the 2001 General Election Brodie stood for the Liberal Democrats in Greenock and Inverclyde, finishing second with 5,039 votes. He then switched parties to the Scottish National Party, first standing for them in the 2010 general election for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, where he finished in third place moving ahead of the Liberal Democrats who took fourth.
Scottish Parliament
Brodie was an SNP candidate in the 2011 Scottish Parliament general election. He was not successful in the constituency vote for Ayr, but was returned on the regional list as an MSP for South Scotland.
At Parliament, he was a deputy convener of the Public Petitions committee and a member of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee and the Subordinate Legislation Committee (see Committees of the Scottish Parliament). He was also Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Social Enterprise, and a member of the groups on China, Golf and Nuclear Disarmament.
In 2013–2014, Brodie claimed £54,297 in expenses, the highest amount for a MSP that session.
In August 2015 he failed to win selection as the SNP candidate for the Ayr constituency, losing out to Glasgow councillor Jennifer Dunn. In October he was included on the SNP's regional list for South Scotland, placed seventh. The SNP returned three MSPs from their list.
Controversies
In March 2016 questions were raised about Brodie's Parliamentary expenses. Over the five years that he had been a MSP, he paid a total of £87,616 for "outsourced constituency work" to Caledonii Resources, a company set up in 2010. That company was 90% owned by Corri Wilson, who founded it one month before she became a councillor for Ayr East ward in 2012. Some £20,000 were transferred during the Scottish independence referendum campaign in 2014 and a further £20,000 being transferred during the 2015 UK general election campaign. The matter is currently being investigated by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.
Independent candidate
In January 2017, Brodie resigned from the SNP and announced that he would stand as an Independent candidate in the Ayr West ward of South Ayrshire as part of the 2017 Council election. At the election he secured 506 first preference votes, finishing last behind six other candidates.