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Member of Scottish Parliament to speak at BYU April 7

Brian Adam, Scottish National Parliament member, will address "Scotland: A Parliament Restored and a Democracy Found?" during the final winter semester International Forum Series Wednesday, April 7 at noon in 238 Herald R. Clark Building at Brigham Young University.

Adam is currently the parliament's Shadow Deputy Education and Lifelong Learning Minister and is Convener of the Parliament's Standards Committee. He has been a member since 1974.

Born in Newmill, Banffshire, Adam received degrees in biochemistry and clinical pharmacology from Aberdeen University.

Adam is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

This lecture is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Europe and will be archived online. For more information on Kennedy Center events, see the calendar and News and Events online at http://kennedy.byu.edu.

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