Duncan Ross is a Scottish nationalist political activist and Professor of Economic and Social History.
Ross studied at the University of Glasgow and the London School of Economics."SNP candidates line up for Glasgow East ", Scottish National Party He joined the Scottish National Party (SNP) in 1987, and was elected as the party's national secretary in 2006."Dr Duncan Ross Elected National Secretary ", Scottish National Party He stood for the party in Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill at the 2005 general election, taking second place with 13.6% of the votes cast,"Result: Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill", BBC News, 6 May 2005 then in Cunninghame South at the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, taking second place, with 34.6% of the vote."Cunninghame South", BBC News, 4 May 2007 He was fifth on the party list for the 2009 European Parliament election, but only the top two candidates were elected.City of Edinburgh Council
In 2009, Ross was a leading supporter of an independent Scotland joining the Euro, arguing that the SNP's manifesto should commit to this, rather than stating that the matter would be put to a referendum."SNP European divisions laid bare", BBC News, 16 October 2009 In 2014, he was an organiser of an event promoted by Republic, putting the case for an independent Scotland to be a republic."Independence referendum: Alex Salmond urged to scrap the Queen by anti-monarchy campaigners in event of Yes vote", Daily Record, 19 June 2014
Ross works as a Professor of Economic and Social History, as well as the Dean of Learning & Teaching in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow."", University of Glasgow
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