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Buchan

[ buhk-_uh_n; Scots buhkh-_uh_n ]

noun

  1. John Baron Tweedsmuir, 1875–1940,
    Scottish novelist and historian: governor general of Canada 1935–40.

/ ˈbʌkən /

noun

  1. BuchanJohn18751940MScottishPOLITICS: statesmanHISTORY: historianWRITING: novelist John , 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. 1875–1940, Scottish statesman, historian, and writer of adventure stories, esp The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) and Greenmantle (1916); governor general of Canada (1935–40)

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At a local level, Whiteford said the constituents of Banff and Buchan knew, in Salmond, they had a champion who would “fight for their interests at every opportunity”.

Former MP Eilidh Whiteford was Salmond’s successor in the Banff and Buchan seat during the 2010 election.

Elected as MP for Banff and Buchan in 1987, he quickly made his mark by getting himself banned from the Commons chamber for a week after interrupting the chancellor's Budget speech in protest at the introduction of the community charge in Scotland.

Which is why Andrew 'Ace' Buchan is the BBC's Green Sport Awards Evergreen Athlete for 2024 - for crashing in on a wave of consciousness and down the corridors of power around the world, to force critical change.

Buchan's social awareness began early, following a decision by his parents to leave Apartheid South Africa and raise Buchan in Australia - another country, like many, not without its struggles for harmony between indigenous groups.