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Fergus Ewing MSP
(Also number 1 on Highlands & Islands list) |
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| Scottish National Party |
Fergus Ewing was born in Glasgow in 1957 and educated at Loretto School in Musselburgh and Glasgow University where he graduated with an LLB. Prior to being elected he was an apprentice solicitor from 1979 - 1981, a solicitor in a Glasgow law firm from 1981 - 1985 and a partner in Ewing & Co. from 1985 until 1999. He was also a member of the national executive of the SNP. He is the son of Winnie, formerly MEP for the Highlands & Islands, husband of the late Margaret MSP for Moray and brother of Annabelle the former MP for Perth. He is a member of the Church of Scotland and of the Law Society for Scotland.
As an MSP he has previously served on the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee and the Rural Development Committee.
His constituency is the second largest in Scotland, and is about 5 times larger than greater London which has around 90 MPs.
Shadow Ministerial Posts:
September 2004 - Shadow Minister for Tourism, Transport & Telecommunications
May 2003 - September 2004 Shadow Minister for Finance & Public Services
September 2000 - May 2003 Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs
May 1999 - September 2000 Shadow Deputy Minister for Tourism, Small Business and Highlands & Islands
Recent electoral experience
2003 Scottish Parliament election, Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber, 10,764 votes (30.94 %) (elected)
2003 Scottish Parliament election, second on SNP Highlands & Islands list, 8,085 votes (23.34 %)
1999 Scottish Parliament election, Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber, 13,825 votes (33.06 %) (elected)
1999 Scottish Parliament election, fourth on SNP Highlands & Islands list, 12,245 votes (29.30 %)
1997 Westminster Parliament election, Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber, 13,848 votes (28.99 %)
1992 Westminster Parliament election, Inverness, Nairn & Lochaber, 12,562 votes (24.7 %)
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Jamie Halcro Johnston
(Also number 4 on Highlands & Islands list) |
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| Conservative & Unionist |
Orcadian Jamie Halcro Johnston was Conservative candidate for Moray at last year's General Election, regaining 2nd place for the Party. He currently works at Holyrood as a Press Officer to Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie McGrigor, as well as Conservative Shadow Cabinet member Ted Brocklebank and Chief Whip Bill Aitken MSPs. A graduate of the University of Exeter, Jamie returned to Orkney in 2002 and was the Tory deputy election agent for Orkney at the last Scottish Parliament Elections. He has a strong interest in Rural Affairs and his family own a dairy and a sheep farm on Orkney. A keen sportsman, he received his colours at Exeter University and continues to play rugby, football, squash and other sports. His hobbies include Scottish and local history, and he also enjoys reading and walking.
Jamie said 'I am delighted to have been selected to fight for Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber. I look forward to visit all parts of what is a huge constituency, meeting local people and hearing their concerns. I'll be promoting positive solutions to the problems that face Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, working closely with local organisations to raise issues and holding this Labour and Liberal Democrat Executive to account for their awful record on the Highlands and Islands'.
Commenting, Scottish Conservative Deputy Leader and Invernessian Murdo Fraser MSP said 'Jamie is one of the many outstanding candidates we will have fighting for seats at next May's election. Coming from the region, he has huge personal experience of the problems in the Highlands and Islands, as well as a real determination to address them.'
Recent electoral experience.
2005 Westminster election, Moray, 8,520 votes (21.96 %)
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Craig Harrow
(Not standing on Highlands & Islands list) |
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| Liberal Democrat |
Craig Harrow is married with two sons and lives in the south highlands. He runs his own public relations consultancy business. He acted as Agent for Ray Michie when she was MP for Argyll & Bute, and worked for her in the House of Lords when she became Baroness Michie. He has also worked for the Scottish Liberal Democrat MPs and was the election agent for Danny Alexander MP at the 2005 General Election.
Recent electoral experience
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Linda Stewart
(Not standing on Highlands & Islands list) |
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| Labour |
Linda Stewart is the wife of David Stewart who was the local Labour MP from 1987 until his defeat in 2005. They have two children, Andrew (19) and Kirsty (13). Mrs Stewart is head of external relations at the UHI Millennium Institute. Mrs Stewart has worked with UHI for eight years and was previously a lecturer at Inverness College, teaching business administration, modern languages and European development management.
Recent electoral experience
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