Liam McArthur

Liam McArthur MSP

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Orkney
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 May 2007
Preceded by	Jim Wallace
Majority	680
Personal details
Born	Liam Scott McArthur (1967-08-08) 8 August 1967 Edinburgh, Scotland
Political party	Scottish Liberal Democrats
Spouse(s)	Tamsin McArthur
Children	Two sons
Alma mater	Edinburgh University
Website

Liam McArthur MSP (born 8 August 1967) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Orkney.

Background

He was brought up on the Orkney Island of Sanday. He is married to Tamsin and they have two sons, Calum and Tom. He is also the goalkeeper for Burray football team.

Political career

McArthur had previously worked as an aide to Jim Wallace in the House of Commons and as Special Adviser to the Deputy First Minister in 2002. He was elected in the 2007 Parliament election to replace the retiring Jim Wallace, also a Liberal Democrat.^[1]

Career timeline

1987-1990: Edinburgh University, Politics (MA)
1990-1992: Researcher, Jim Wallace MP (Orkney and Shetland), House of Commons
1992-1993: Trainee, European Commission (External Affairs Directorate)
1993-1996: Account Executive, various European Union public affairs consultancies
1996-2002: Associate Director, APCO Worldwide and APCO Europe
2002-2005: Special Adviser to Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Jim Wallace MSP (Orkney)
2005-2006: Director, Greenhaus Communications
2006-2007: Self-employed political consultant
2007–present: Member of the Scottish Parliament for Orkney
2007-2008: Shadow Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism
2008-2011: Scottish Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Environment, Rural Development and Energy
2011–present: Scottish Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Education and Energy

References

↑ http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/m/25636/Liam%20Scott+McARTHUR.aspx

External links

Scottish Parliament
Preceded by Jim Wallace	Member of the Scottish Parliament for Orkney 2007–present	Incumbent

Members of the Scottish Parliament in the Highlands and Islands region

Elected in the 2011 election

Constituency MSPs	Michael Russell (SNP, Argyll and Bute) Rob Gibson (SNP, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) Fergus Ewing (SNP, Inverness and Nairn) Richard Lochhead (SNP, Moray) Liam McArthur (Lib Dem, Orkney) Dave Thompson (SNP, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) Tavish Scott (Lib Dem, Shetland) Alasdair Allan (SNP, Western Isles)

Additional members	John Finnie (SNP, then Ind) Rhoda Grant (Lab) Jamie McGrigor (Con) Mike MacKenzie (SNP) Mary Scanlon (Con) David Stewart (Lab) Jean Urquhart (SNP, then Ind)

SNP (7 seats), Lib Dem (2 seats), Labour (2 seats), Conservative (2 seats), Independent (2 seats)

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Headquarters: 4 Clifton Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5DR

Leaders	Malcolm Bruce (1988–1992) Jim Wallace (1992–2005) Nicol Stephen (2005–2008) Tavish Scott (2008–2011) Willie Rennie (2011–)

Deputy Leaders	Michael Moore (2002–2010) Jo Swinson (2010–2012) Alistair Carmichael (2012–)

Presidents	Russell Johnston (1988–1994) Malcolm Bruce (2000–)

MSP Group (5)	Jim Hume Liam McArthur Alison McInnes Willie Rennie Tavish Scott

MP Group (11)	Danny Alexander Malcolm Bruce Menzies Campbell Alistair Carmichael Michael Crockart Charles Kennedy Michael Moore Alan Reid Robert Smith Jo Swinson John Thurso

Organisation	Association of Scottish Liberal Democrat Councillors and Campaigners Liberal Youth Scotland

In Government	First Second