Background
He was born in Arbroath and educated at Arbroath High School and Aberdeen University, from where he graduated Bachelor of Laws in 1979.
He was born in Arbroath and educated at Arbroath High School and Aberdeen University, from where he graduated Bachelor of Laws in 1979.
University of Aberdeen.
He is the Scottish National Party Chief Whip in the Weir used to be a councillor and Convenor of the General Purposes Committee of Angus District Council. Prior to his election in 2001, he was a solicitor and Partner for J&Directorate General Shiell in Brechin. Weir fought Aberdeen South in the 1987 general election, coming fourth.
In 2005, Weir held the new seat of Angus which had been substantially changed in the boundary changes for that election.
Since 2005 Mike Weir has been the Scottish National Party Westminster Spokesperson on Business and Enterprise (which includes energy) and the Environment. He has been an outspoken opponent of nuclear power and has pursued a relentless campaign on the future of the Post Office network.
He served on the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee from 2009-2010. Weir has championed issues relating to energy including calling for "social tariffs" for poorer utility customers and opposing pre-payment meters
As postal affairs spokesperson Weir led Scottish National Party opposition to privatisation of the Royal Mail
He raised the issue of local driving test centre closures at Westminster
Mike Weir has served as the Scottish National Party"s Chief Whip in the since the 2015 general election.
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Whilst at university Mike Weir served as President of the Aberdeen University Scottish Nationalist Association and was a member of the Students Representative Council.
He has also served as a member of the national executive of the Young Scottish Nationalists and from 1984 to 1988 he served as a councillor on Angus District Council, where he was Convenor of General Purposes. He was first elected to Parliament in 2001 and in his first term was the Scottish National Party Spokesperson on Trade and Industry and Work and Pensions, as well as being a member of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee (2001-2005).
Mike Weir sat on the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee (2005-2009) and was a member of the Chairmen"s Panel/Panel of Chairs from (2005-2010).