Tavish Scott
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Tavish Scott (born 6 May 1966) is Shetland's Liberal Democrat member of the Scottish Parliament. He is also the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats after being chosen with 59% of his parties vote on 26th August 2008.
Tavish Scott attended Anderson High School, Lerwick, Shetland and holds a BA from Napier College, Edinburgh (now Napier University). After graduating, he worked as a parliamentary assistant to Jim Wallace, then MP for Orkney and Shetland. Prior to entering the Scottish Parliament he was a farmer, a councillor on Shetland Islands Council and Chairman of the Lerwick Harbour Trust.
He used to be a junior member of the Scottish Executive responsible for finance and public services, but following Nicol Stephen's election as party leader and succession as Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Tavish Scott was appointed Minister for Transport in the Scottish Executive in 2005, a post he held until the May 2007 elections.
He was re-elected with an increased majority in May 2007. [1].
Bid to Become Leader
Following the resignation of Lib Dem leader Nicol Stephen on July 2nd, Tavish officially announced his intention to run for leader of the Lib Dems at the Lerwick Harbour on July 7th, accompanied by members of the Jarl Squad.
On August 26 2008, he was elected with 59% of his parties vote. [2]
External links
- Tavish Scott MSP official site
- Tavish Scott MSP official biography at the Scottish Parliament website
- Tavish Scott MSP profile at the site of Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Scottish Executive
