Norman Wylie, Lord Wylie

Norman Russell Wylie, Lord Wylie, PC (26 October 1923 – 7 September 2005) was a British Conservative and Scottish Unionist politician.

The Right Honourable Lord Wylie PC
Norman Wylie
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands
In office 15 October 1964 – 8 February 1974
Preceded by	John Hope
Succeeded by	Malcolm Rifkind
Personal details
Born	Norman Russell Wylie (1923-10-26)26 October 1923 Elderslie, Scotland
Died	7 September 2005(2005-09-07) (aged 81)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Other political affiliations	Unionist (before 1965)
Education	Paisley Grammar School
Alma mater	St Edmund Hall, Oxford University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Navy
Years of service	1942–1946
Unit	Fleet Air Arm

Born in Elderslie, he was educated at Paisley Grammar School, St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. He served in the Fleet Air Arm from 1942 to 1946. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh Pentlands between October 1964 and February 1974. Between 1970 and 1974 he held the title of Lord Advocate, having briefly been Solicitor General for Scotland from April to October 1964.[1] He was a Senator of the College of Justice from 1974 to 1990, and later served as a Justice of Appeal in the Republic of Botswana from 1994 to 1996.

His son Neville Wylie is an Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham.[2]