Dave Petrie
David Dick Petrie was a Scottish politician. A member of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, he was a Member of the Scottish Parliament between 2006 and 2007, representing the Highlands and Islands region.
Petrie was elected after Mary Scanlon stood down from Holyrood in 2006 to contest the Moray by-election triggered by the death of Margaret Ewing. This was the result of Petrie being ranked one place behind Scanlon on the Conservative Party list for the Highlands and Islands. He had previously stood as a candidate for Argyll and Bute. Petrie did not win re-election at the 2007 Scottish Parliament election.
After leaving the Scottish Parliament, Petrie taught as a part-time mathematics teacher at Trinity Academy, Edinburgh. He died in August 2011 at the age of 64 after collapsing from a heart attack in front of colleagues.Prior to his political career, Petrie had graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a BSc in Civil Engineering. He worked as a Civil Engineer with Scottish Water.
