Autographs of David Steel
David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood (born 31 March 1938) is a retired Scottish politician. Elected as Member of Parliament for Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles, followed by Tweeddale, Ettrick, and Lauderdale, he served as the final leader of the Liberal Party, from 1976 to 1988. His tenure spanned the duration of the alliance with the Social Democratic Party, which began in 1981 and concluded with the formation of the Liberal Democrats in 1988.\nAs an MP, he introduced the Abortion Act 1967 which legalised abortion in the UK.
Steel served as a Member of the UK Parliament for 32 years, from 1965 to 1997, and as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) from 1999 to 2003, during which time he was the parliament's Presiding Officer. He was a member of the House of Lords as a life peer from 1997 to 2020. Steel resigned from the House of Lords after the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse accused him of an "abdication of responsibility" over his failure to investigate allegations of child sex abuse against the former Liberal MP Sir Cyril Smith.
Steel was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, the son of a Church of Scotland minister also called David Steel, who would later serve as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. He was brought up in Scotland and Kenya, and educated at Dumbarton Academy; James Gillespie's Boys' School, Edinburgh; the Prince of Wales School, Nairobi; and George Watson's College, Edinburgh, followed by the University of Edinburgh, where he first took an active part in Liberal politics, and was elected Senior President of the Students' Representative Council, and graduated in Law.
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Traded items with a signature of David Steel
The most expensive item with a signature of David Steel (UNIQUE 1977 DAVID STEEL SIGNED LIBERAL CENTENARY HOUSE OF COMMONS P/MARK FDC) was sold in October 2020 for £81.00 while the cheapest item (DAVID STEEL-MP 1965-1997-Liberal & Social Democratic Party -Signed Letter) found a new owner for £0.95 in October 2013. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2020 with an average selling price of £7.76 for an autographed item of David Steel. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2020 with £81.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was April 2013. In average, an autographed item from David Steel is worth £4.75.
Most recently, these items with a signature of David Steel were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1987 GB FDC - Scottish Heraldry - Signed Sir David Steel -Politician | £4.00 |  |
| DAVID STEEL - LIBERAL MP -Signed Promo Photo | £16.75 | |
| DAVID STEEL - FORMER LIBERAL PARTY LEADER - EXCELLENT SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH | £12.95 | |
| DAVID STEEL - FORMER LIBERAL POLITICIAN - SIGNED WHITE CARD | £5.00 | |
| David Steel - Liberal Democrat MP Politician Personally Signed Card AFTAL COA | £11.99 | |
| David Steel MP signed dated book liberal democrats | £2.49 | |
| David Steel Retired Scottish Politician Original 10 x 8 Signature Piece | £11.20 | |
 | David Steel, Former MP Autograph Black & White Picture, Postcard Sized | £50.20 | |
| David Steel, signed 4 x 6 photo, collected by me when joint leader of Lib/Dems | £4.99 | |
| EARLY DAVID STEEL SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH VG MP LIBERAL LEADER POLITICS AUTOGRAPH BOOK | £4.99 | |
| Hand Signed Letter From Rt Hon Sir David Steel MP | £4.00 | |
| Liberal Centenary FDC Signed Rt Hon David Steel | £5.99 | |
| Lord David Steel Autograph and Drawing | £9.00 | |
| POLITICS First Day Cover Accession 1992 CERTIFIED SIGNED DAVID STEEL | £5.99 | |
 | The Liberal Heart Signed By Sir David Steel With Letter Of Provenance | £7.71 | |
Latest News about David Steel
Former leader Lord Steel quits Liberal Democrats (25/02/2020): David Steel says he is retiring from public life after an inquiry accuses him of "turning a blind eye" to claims of child abuse. 
