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ian welsh scottish ayr 150px scottish conservative party deputy presiding officer of the scottish parliament member of the scottish parliament for ayr 7 june 1951 1,113 -lrb- 3.34 % -rrb- 16 march 2000 johnscottmsp20110509.jpg john scott -lrb- scottish politician -rrb-
 john scott
john scott -lrb- scottish politician -rrb-

john scott -lrb- born 7 june 1951 -rrb- is a scottish farmer and politician , and is a conservative member of the scottish parliament for ayr .
born in girvan , he has been msp for ayr since winning it in a by-election in 2000 .
he was returned in the 2003 parliamentary election and again , with an increased majority , in the 2007 parliamentary election .
on 11 may 2011 , he was elected by msps to serve as one of the two deputy presiding officers of the scottish parliament .
john scott declared his support for ruth davidson in the scottish conservative leader election .
