Maurice Corry
Scottish politician (born 1950)
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Maurice Charles Steuart-Corry TD (born June 1950) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West Scotland region from the 2016 Scottish Parliament election until the 2021 election. He is currently the Provost of Argyll & Bute.
Maurice Corry | |
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Corry in 2016 | |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| In office 6 May 2016 – 5 May 2021 | |
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| Born | June 1950 (age 75) Helensburgh, Scotland |
| Party | Scottish Conservative Party |
Career
Army career
Corry joined the British Army in 1972 serving initially with the 51st Highland Volunteers part of the Territorial Army.[1] Captain Corry was awarded the Efficiency Decoration in 1984.,[2] a first clasp to the medal in February 1994[3] and a second clasp in 1997[4] He was promoted to major in June 1984.[5] Major Corry was transferred to the Black Watch in February 1995.[6] He retired from the Royal Regiment of Scotland in September 2009.[7]
Political career
Corry was elected to the Argyll and Bute council, representing Lomond North in 2012.[8]
In 2016, Corry stood for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate for Dumbarton where he came third, then was elected from the West Scotland regional list.[9] Corry sat on the Parliament's Public Petitions Committee.[10] After his election to the Scottish Parliament he also continued in his position as a local councillor.[11] He is the Conservative's spokesperson for veterans' affairs.[12] In May 2016 in a Holyrood EU Referendum debate, Corry voted to back the case to leave the European Union. He later explained he had pressed the wrong button during the vote.[13]
At the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, Corry contested the Dumbarton constituency, a Labour–SNP marginal where he came a distant third with 8.3% of the votes.[14] He was placed eighth on the Conservative list for West Scotland,[15] so he did not win one of the three list seats the party was entitled to.[16] Corry's low placement on the list followed his omission from a list of endorsements by a vetting committee set up by Ruth Davidson, the leader of the Conservatives in the Scottish Parliament.[17]
In the 2022 Council Election, he was returned once again to Argyll & Bute as a member for Lomond North, and was appointed Provost by the administration on 18 May 2022.[18][19]
