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SNP
pay tribute to Douglas Henderson
 Former
SNP MP and depute leader of the party, Douglas Henderson
has died at the age of 71, after a short illness.
Mr
Henderson's commitment to the cause of Scottish self-government
and political activism spanned seven decades. He was the SNP
candidate for Falkirk East, hoping to win the seat at next
year's Holyrood elections, and was a serving member of the
Party's national executive committee.
The
leader of the Scottish National Party, Alex Salmond MP commented:
"Douglas
Henderson was hugely influential as a trail blazer for SNP
success in the North east of Scotland and along with Winnie
Ewing and Hamish Watt created the bridge head by winning
East Aberdeenshire which lead eventually to SNP domination
in that part of Scotland.
"It
was Douglas' dearest wish to serve in the Scottish Parliament
and it is a great sadness that Scotland has been deprived
of his abilities at this time. My condolences go to Betty
and the rest of the family."
Falkirk
Council leader, David Alexander, also paid tribute to the
former MP;
"
Douglas had the energy of a man half his age and was an
inspiration to us all. His experience will also be sorely
missed, particularly with the SNP Councillors within Falkirk
East whom he had bonded with particularly well.
Scotland's
loss is also Falkirk East's loss and the thoughts of everyone
within the area are with Douglas's family"
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