Russell Johnston

The Right Honourable The Lord Russell-Johnston
Johnston (right) shares a joke with David Steel at the 1987 Liberal Party Assembly
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats
In office 16 July 1988 – 13 April 1992
Leader	Paddy Ashdown
Preceded by	Alan Beith (Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party)
Succeeded by	Alan Beith
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Party
In office 1974 – 16 July 1988
Succeeded by	Malcolm Bruce (Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats)
Member of Parliament for Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber Inverness (1964–1983)
In office 15 October 1964 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by	Neil McLean
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	David Russell Johnston (1932-07-28)28 July 1932 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	27 July 2008(2008-07-27) (aged 75) Paris, France
Political party	Liberal Democrats (1988–1997)
Other political affiliations	Liberal (1964–1988)

David Russell Russell-Johnston, Baron Russell-Johnston (born David Russell Johnston; 28 July 1932 – 27 July 2008),^[1] usually known as Russell Johnston, was a leading Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and was the Leader of the Scottish Liberal Party from 1974 to 1988.