Charles Dundas (born 19 July 1978) was the Liberal Democrats' candidate for the by-election held in the Livingston constituency, following the death of the Rt. Hon. Robin Cook MP.

Charles was born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire and brought up in the village of Fauldhouse, West Lothian.

He joined the Liberal Democrats in 1995 and first stood for election in 1999's West Lothian Council local elections.

At the University of Glasgow - where he studied History - Charles became an active member of the student Liberal Democrat Association, the Students Representative Council, the Glasgow University Union and the debating society. He then went on to a become a accounts assistant for the National Australia Bank in Glasgow. His first parliamentary candidature was in the General Election of 2001 where he stood in Glasgow Baillieston.

Since then Charles has become a researcher in the Scottish Parliament; and at the General Election in May 2005 he was Agent to the Liberal Democrats' Deputy Leader Sir Menzies Campbell.

Charles has been married since 2004 to Siobhan Mathers.

External links

Charles Dundas profile at the site of Liberal Democrats

Ask Aristotle: Charles Dundas Guardian Unlimited Politics

www.charlesdundas.org.uk personal website