Dave Doogan

After his election to Parliament in December 2019 Doogan announced his intention to stand down as a councillor in 2020, with the timing of his resignation subject to the Chief Executive of PKC scheduling a by election.

Doogan was elected as the MP for Angus on the 12th of December 2019 after defeating the incumbent Conservative MP Kirstene Hair, and was sworn into Parliament on the 18th of December.

Doogan was reelected to PKC in 2017, increasing his share of the vote by 4.02%. At the election he became the leader of the SNP group on Perth and Kinross Council, and as such Leader of the Opposition.

Doogan was elected to Perth and Kinross Council as a councillor for Perth City North in 2012, with the largest share of first preference votes in that ward. Upon election, Doogan became Convenor of Housing and Health, having responsibility for council housing, social care, and a seat on the board of NHS Tayside.

David Michael Doogan (born 4 March 1973) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Angus in the 2019 United Kingdom general election, after defeating incumbent Conservative candidate Kirstene Hair.

Doogan was born on 4 March 1973 in Perth to Irish parents. A former aircraft engineer with the Ministry of Defence, Doogan left his successful career in the civil service in 2007 to pursue a career in politics. Doogan graduated in 2011 from the University of Dundee with a First Class Honours in Politics and International Relations.