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Dave Doogan

David Michael Dooganis a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Angus since the 2019 United Kingdom general election.

Doogan has been SNP Spokesperson for Defence since December 2022.

Early life and career

Doogan was born on 4 March 1973 in Perth to Irish parents James and Anne (née Walsh) Doogan.

Following his schooling in Perth, Doogan served as a civilian in the Royal Navy from 1989. An aircraft engineer, Doogan specialised in Sea King Search and Rescue Aircraft. Doogan worked, in turn, as a surveyor, team leader, supervisor, operations planning manager, Sea King and Lynx transmissions production manager and lastly, commercial manager.

Doogan left his successful career in the Ministry of Defence in 2007 to pursue a career in politics, studying at the University of Dundee. Doogan graduated in 2011 with a First Class MA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations.

From 2011 to 2016, Doogan worked in the office of the then Scottish Finance Secretary and Deputy First Minister, John Swinney MSP.

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