Editing David Steel (section)

==Early life and education==

Steel was born in [[Kirkcaldy]], [[Fife]], the son of a [[Church of Scotland]] minister also called [[David Steel (Church of Scotland minister)|David Steel]], who would later serve as [[Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland|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 High School|James Gillespie's Boys' School]], Edinburgh; the [[Prince of Wales School]], [[Nairobi]]; and [[George Watson's College]], Edinburgh,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liberalhistory.org.uk/item_single.php?item_id=18&item=biography |title=Liberal Democrat History Group |publisher=Liberalhistory.org.uk |access-date=19 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113230134/http://www.liberalhistory.org.uk/item_single.php?item_id=18&item=biography |archive-date=13 January 2014 }}</ref> followed by the [[University of Edinburgh]], where he first took an active part in Liberal politics, and was elected Senior President of the [[Edinburgh University Students' Association|Students' Representative Council]], and graduated in Law.<ref name=libdems>{{cite web |url= http://www.libdems.org.uk/david_steel |title=David Steel: Lord Steel of Aikwood |date=22 January 2014 |access-date=16 May 2014 |publisher= Liberal Democrats}}</ref>