Alexander Fletcher (British politician)

He was a company director and a chartered accountant and served as a member of East Kilbride Development Corporation from 1971 to 1973.

[2] After his win was announced, Fletcher said that he considered the result to be "a tremendous vote of confidence in the Government from the people of Edinburgh.

However, at the 1987 general election he lost his seat to future Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling.

"[4] Fletcher was Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from 1979 to 1983, where had responsibility for Scottish education and industry as well as sport and the arts.

[5] He was Minister for Corporate and Consumer Affairs at the Department of Trade and Industry from 1983 to 1985, after which he returned to the back benches.