Cameron Buchanan

Cameron Roy Marchand Buchanan (17 September 1946 – 18 June 2023) was a Scottish Conservative politician who served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothian region from 2013 to 2016.

Cameron Roy Marchand Buchanan was born on 17 September 1946 in Woking, Surrey. After studying at St Edward's School, Oxford and Sorbonne University, Buchanan worked as a textile entrepreneur and was managing director of woollen goods retailer Harrisons of Edinburgh prior to taking his seat.

Buchanan was vice-chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party while working in retail. He took up his seat after it was vacated by former Scottish Conservative leader David McLetchie due to McLetchie's death from cancer in August 2013.

Buchanan lived in Edinburgh with his wife, Emma, who is a teacher. He died there on 18 June 2023, at the age of 76.