Leslie K Clark

President

Leslie is a third year Honours History-Politics student and has previously served the Association as an Ordinary Committee Member. Leslie is an active member of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party who likes to challenge the insidious forces of socialism and petty Scottish nationalism throughout the nation! He maintains strong contacts with his local association, South Aberdeen Conservatives, where he serves as their Political Officer.

Ross Thomson

Vice President

Ross is a third year Politics and International Relations student who has served in this post for two years. Ross is awell known and respected member of the party who spoke recently at the 2007 Scottish Conservative Conference. Ross has been steadfast in support of his local MSP Nanette Milne being the Chairman of Gordon Conservative Future. Ross is now responsible for Recruitment and Expansion within Conservative Future Scotland. He also stood for the party in Coatbridge in the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary Elections. Is there anything that man can’t do?

Mark Sherer

Treasurer

Graham Cottingham Wood  

Secretary

Graham is in his second year at the University and is another new member of the Committee. Graham is a keen rower who is a general appreciator of all things banterish! 

Giles O'Donovan

Ordinary Committee Member

Michael E J Philips 

Editor, Blue Granite

Michael has an MA French with Linguistics from St Andrews and came to Aberdeen in 2005. Our intrepid journalist also happens to be Chairman of the Aberdeen City Conservative Future Scotland branch. Anyone outside the University and under the age of 30 wishing to get involved with the Conservatives should get in touch through the Aberdeen City link, under the Useful Links section of this website. 

Alan Martin

Webmaster

A former President of the Association, Alan graduated in Political Studies, since maintaining strong links with the Association. A regular at most Party functions, when not busy on the campaign trail, Alan can usually be found at the bar with some of Aberdeen's finest totty on his arm!

David Davidson 

Honorary President 

David Davidson was born in 1943 in Edinburgh . He attended Trinity Academy, studied Pharmacy at Heriot Watt University and Business Administration at Manchester Business School .

Following a successful career in business David became a Councillor in Stirling from 1995-99 prior to joining the Scottish Parliament where he quickly earned a reputation as a force to be reckoned with until sadly losing his seat in the 2007 Elections.  His unstinting support for the University Association has spanned many years, and David continues to offer inspiration to the future leaders of tomorrow!

Nanette Milne MSP

Honorary Vice-President

Nanette has spent her whole life in the North East of Scotland. Her parents owned a sweet shop in Dundee before moving to Aberdeen where she attended Aberdeen High School for Girls, then onto Aberdeen University to study medicine.

A Doctor by profession, Nanette has filled various medical and surgical posts in hospitals as well as undertaking research work in oncology. Her career has spanned nearly 20 years working for the NHS in Aberdeen hospitals