I trust that the Duke of Edinburgh will not disagree that this ancient capital whose name he bears, with its legal and ecclesiastical headquarters and its worldwide reputation for quality education and financial management has nonetheless until now seemed like a body with its heart missing.
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I have the good fortune to be the first Liberal forover half a century who is able to say to you at the end of our annual Assembly, go back to your constituencies and prepare for government.
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Birth: | 31st March, 1938 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Politician |
David Steel is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1976 until its merger with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1965 to 1997 and as a Member of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2003, during which time he was the parliament's Presiding Officer. Since 1997, he has been a member of the House of Lords.
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