Chic Brodie (politician)
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Charles Gilchrist Brodie (8 May 1944 – 24 September 2022), better known as Chic Brodie, was a Scottish politician. He served as a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region from 2011 until 2016.
Chic Brodie | |
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Leader of Scotia Future | |
In office 8 September 2020 – 24 September 2022 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | None (party dissolved) |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland | |
In office 5 May 2011 – 23 March 2016 | |
Councillor for Parkside, Surrey Heath | |
In office 4 May 1995 – 4 May 1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Gilchrist Brodie (1944-05-08)8 May 1944 Dundee, Scotland |
Died | 24 September 2022(2022-09-24) (aged 78) Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland |
Political party | Scotia Future (2020–2022) Independent (2017–2020) SNP (2010–2017) Liberal Democrats (1988–2010) Liberal (1974–1988) |
Children | Katie Brodie, Eilidh Brodie, Greg Brodie |
Residence(s) | Maybole Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland |
Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
Occupation | Businessman |
Before joining the SNP in 2010, Brodie had been an active member of the Liberal Party and then the Liberal Democrats from the 1970s. He stood as a Liberal Democrat candidate at the 1992, 1997 and 2001 UK general elections, and as a Liberal at the general elections of October 1974, 1979, 1983 and 1987.[1][2] Brodie was latterly the co-founder and leader of political party Scotia Future from 2020 until his death in 2022.