Mungo Bovey, KC (born 1 May 1959) is a Scottish advocate (lawyer). He is Keeper of the

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' Library. He is a graduate of the

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, in his time there he was involved in student politics, and opposed the twinning with

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. He is involved in the

Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from ...

, and has represented them in court cases (e.g. SNP, Petitioners). He stood as the SNP candidate in

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. His father was Keith Bovey, who was the SNP candidate in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bovey, Mungo Living people Scottish King's Counsel Members of the Faculty of Advocates Alumni of the University of Glasgow 1959 births Scottish National Party parliamentary candidates