Personal Life
In the Queen's Birthday Honours 2007, Leishman was appointed as a member of the Order of the British Empire for 'services to sport'. Leishman was further honoured in February 2008 by having a street in Dunfermline named after him.
In 2012, Leishman was elected to Fife Council as a Labour Party candidate for Dunfermline Central.
Later that month, he was created Provost of Fife Council.
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