Annabel Goldie
The Baroness Goldie | |||||||||||||||
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Official portrait, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Defence | |||||||||||||||
| In office 26 July 2019 – 13 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | The Earl Howe | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Minto | ||||||||||||||
| Baroness-in-Waiting Government Whip | |||||||||||||||
| In office 17 July 2016 – 25 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Theresa May | ||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen | ||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament | |||||||||||||||
| In office 8 November 2005 – 4 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Murdo Fraser | ||||||||||||||
| UK party leader | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | David McLetchie | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ruth Davidson | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Annabel MacNicoll Goldie 27 February 1950 Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | British | ||||||||||||||
| Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Strathclyde | ||||||||||||||
| Profession | Solicitor | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Blog Profile: scottishconservatives.com | ||||||||||||||
Annabel MacNicoll Goldie, Baroness Goldie DL (born 27 February 1950) is a Scottish politician and life peer who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2005 to 2011 and Minister of State for Defence from 2019 to 2023. She was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), as one of the additional members for the West Scotland region, from 1999 to 2016.