The Aberdeen University Conservative and Unionist Association (AUCUA) is a student

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formed in 1881. It is the third oldest Conservative student association in the

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. It comprises an executive committee that consists of six positions where members are elected annually at the association's AGM. It is directly affiliated to the

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and the

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Notable former members

* Lord Blencathra - Member of the House of Lords, former Member of Parliament for the Penrith constituency, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Minister of State for the Environment and Countryside and

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. *

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- Former Member of Parliament for

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and Shadow Deputy Leader of the House. *

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MSP – Member of the

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for Mid Scotland and Fife and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery *Dr

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- Former Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland. * Dr David Torrance – Author, contemporary historian, freelance political journalist. * Derek Brownlee - Former MSP for

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and member of the Advisory Board of

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. * Dr

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- Co-founder of the

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. * Andrew Bowie MP - Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine and former Deputy Chair of the Conservative Party * Finlay Carson MSP - Member of the Scottish Parliament for Galloway and West Dumfries and Convener of the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee. *

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- Former Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South and former Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland. * Paul Wheelhouse - Former

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Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland and Scottish Government

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Chairmen

* 2023/24 - ''Haytham Alrifai'' * 2022/23 - ''Eitan Godsi/Marco Oosthuizen'' * 2021/22 - ''Nestor Carlsen-Devereux'' * 2020/21 - ''Rami Jerrow'' * 2019/20 - ''Joshua Mills'' * 2018/19 - ''Gavin MacKenzie'' * 2017/18 - ''Emma Farquhar'' * 2016/17 - ''Emma Farquhar'' * 2015/16 - ''Alexander McNab'' * 2014/15 - ''Nicholas Layden'' * 2013/14 - ''Nicholas Layden'' * 2012/13 - '' Andrew Bowie'' * 2011/12 - ''Declan Pang'' * 2010/11 - ''Duncan Stewart'' * 2009/10 - ''Andrea Sharpe'' * 2008/09 - ''Oliver Lash-Williams'' * 2007/08 - ''Leslie K. Clark'' * 2006/07 - ''Tobias Lebmann'' * 2005/06 - ''Tobias Lehmann'' * 2004/05 - ''Frank Webster''

Current Committee

* Chairman - ''Haytham Alrifai'' * Vice President - ''Christopher Hempton'' * Treasurer - ''Marco Oosthuizen'' * Social Media Secretary - ''Isaac Parsons'' * Party Relations Officer - ''Shane Painter''

Media

Members of the association have, in recent years, been interviewed by various news outlets such as euronews, Sky News and BBC Newsnight. They also maintain an active relationship with the Aberdeen University Student Newspaper 'The Gaudie' and regularly provide speakers to the Aberdeen Student Radio for discussion and debate.

Notable former members

Chairmen

Current Committee

Media

See also