Russell Johnston
The Lord Russell-Johnston | |
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Johnston (right) shares a joke with David Steel at the 1987 Liberal Party Assembly | |
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats | |
| In office 16 July 1988 – 13 April 1992 | |
| Leader | Paddy Ashdown |
| Preceded by | Alan Beith (as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party) |
| Succeeded by | Alan Beith |
| Leader of the Scottish Liberal Party | |
| In office 1974 – 16 July 1988 | |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Bruce (as Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats) |
| Member of Parliament for Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber Inverness (1964–1983) | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Neil McLean |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Russell Johnston 28 July 1932 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 27 July 2008 (aged 75) Paris, France |
| Political party | Scottish Liberal Democrats (1988–2008) Scottish Liberal Party (before 1988) |
David Russell Russell-Johnston, Baron Russell-Johnston (born David Russell Johnston; 28 July 1932 – 27 July 2008), usually known as Russell Johnston, was a leading Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and was the Leader of the Scottish Liberal Party from 1974 to 1988.