David Mundell

David Mundell      ( politician)
Born	David Gordon Mundell 1962-05-27  Dumfries,  Scotland
Alma mater	•  University of Edinburgh •  University of Strathclyde
Religion	Church of Scotland
Children	2 sons 1 daughter
Spouse	Lynda Carmichael
Party	Conservative
Former Tory minister seeking truth and justice for the victims of the Lockerbie bombing  Secretary of State for Scotland  In office 11 May 2015 - Present  Under-Secretary of State for Scotland In office 11 May 2010 - 11 May 2015  Chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party In office November 2011 - December 2013  Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland  In office 7 December 2005 - 11 May 2010 Succeeded by Jim Murphy  UK/Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire Clydesdale and Tweeddale In office 5 May 2005 - Present  Member of Scottish Parliament for South of Scotland In office 6 May 1999 - 5 May 2005

David Gordon Mundell is a Scottish Conservative Party politician and solicitor who was Secretary of State for Scotland from 2015 to 2019.

Background

David Mundell attended Lockerbie Academy in Lockerbie, before going on to study law at the University of Edinburgh and gaining a Diploma in Legal Practice. He also received an MBA from the University of Strathclyde Business School.

Mundell is the pro-nuclear Conservative MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, whose constituency includes the Chapelcross nuclear plant.

Lockerbie bombing

At PMQs on 17 December 2025, David Mundell asked the Prime Minister:

On Sunday at Arlington National Cemetery, I will have the honour of joining the families and friends of many of the victims of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie on 21 December 1988—the worst terrorist atrocity in the United Kingdom. Does the Prime Minister agree with me that, especially after all these years, those families and friends deserve both truth and justice, and will the United Kingdom Government continue to do all they can to bring about that outcome?

Keir Starmer replied:

I thank the right hon. Member for raising this matter. Nobody could forget the shocking scenes at Lockerbie, and I know the huge impact it has had on the community that he grew up in, where people have responded with such compassion and strength. He has rightly stood by their search for justice and truth through all the intervening years, and I pay tribute to that. All our thoughts remain with the families and friends of all the victims, who deserve truth, and I urge the Scottish authorities to consider the points that he raises.

Pro-Nuke Supporter

Mundell is a long-standing advocate for a new nuclear power station at Chapelcross to replace the one currrently being decommissioned. In November 2004, whilst still an MSP, Mundell secured a "members" business debate" in the Scottish Parliament on Chapelcross, to which Chapelcrosss shop steward, John Rogerson from the TGWU attended. Rogerson highlighted the help of Mundell and Scottish MSP Elaine Murray in assisting the Chapelcross campaign.

According to Rogerson during the debate, Mundell said he "welcomed" the campaign by the nUKlear21 workers' group "because I believe that it can make the idea of a new nuclear power station in Chapelcross a reality."

Just over a year later, having become an MP in London, Mundell "welcomed Chapelcross nuclear campaigner John Rogerson" to Westminster to lobby MPs over nuclear. Said Mundell: "I hope that as this review gets under way Scottish Labour have not ruled anything out when it comes to its energy policy. I also hope they will conclude that a new generation of nuclear power stations is the best way to ensure Scotland has an energy supply fit for the 21^st century."

When the energy review was officially launched at the end of January, Mundell "welcomed" the review "as another opportunity to make the case for a new nuclear power station at Chapelcross."

In March 2006, Mundell again welcomed Rogerson and the Nuclear Workers Campaign to Parliament for a rally and to lobby MPs. "I'm very much looking forward to welcoming the Nuclear Workers" Campaign to Parliament as it is extremely important that the Government realises just how much demand there is for a new generation of nuclear power stations in Scotland and across the UK and particularly locally for a Chapelcross 2".

"The area benefited enormously from having the Chapelcross plant for more than 50 years, which at the end of its life was bringing in £20m to the local economy and employing hundreds of people".

Affiliations

Staff

• Lucy Gilchrist In January 2010 she was listed as being on the Westminster staff of David Mundell.

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