David Cairns (politician born 1966)

David Cairns
Cairns in 2009
Minister of State for Scotland
In office
11 May 2005 – 16 September 2008
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Gordon Brown
Preceded byAnne McGuire
Succeeded byAnn McKechin (as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland)
Member of Parliament
for Inverclyde
Greenock and Inverclyde (2001–2005)
In office
7 June 2001 – 9 May 2011
Preceded byNorman Godman
Succeeded byIain McKenzie
Personal details
Born(1966-08-07)7 August 1966
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died9 May 2011(2011-05-09) (aged 44)
Hampstead, London, England
PartyLabour
Domestic partnerDermot Kehoe
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
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John David Cairns (7 August 1966 – 9 May 2011) was a Scottish politician who served as Minister of State for Scotland from 2005 to 2008. A member of Scottish Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Inverclyde, formerly Greenock and Inverclyde, from 2001 until his death in 2011.