Death Summary: Johnston succumbed to cancer on the eve of his 76th birthday, collapsing and dieing on a street in Paris.

Who was Russell Johnston: Johnston was a leading Scottish Liberal Democrat politician.

He had been elected to the House of Commons and represented the Inverness for the Liberal Party and Invernewss, Nairn and Lochaber as a Member of Parliment for the Liberal Party and for the Liberal Democarts.

Johnston was also knighted in 1985.

Categories: Politics.