Background
STRANG, Dr. Gavin Steel was born on July 10, 1943 in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. Parents: James Steel Strang and Marie Strang (née Finicle).
STRANG, Dr. Gavin Steel was born on July 10, 1943 in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. Parents: James Steel Strang and Marie Strang (née Finicle).
Morrison’s Academy, Perthshire. Edinburgh University, Bachelor of Science, 1964, Doctor of Philosophy, 1968. Cambridge University, diploma in Agricultural Sciences.
Spoken languages: French.
Member of Parliament, since 1970. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy, 1974. Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Agriculture, 1974-1979.
Deputy Front Bench Spokesman on Employment, 1987-1989.
Presbyterian.
Spouse Bettina Mina Smith, 1973. Children: James, Barclay (stepson), Findlay (stepson).