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 8 August 1967 (1967-08-08) Edinburgh, Scotland
Political party	Scottish Liberal Democrats
Spouse(s)	Tamsin McArthur
Children	Two sons
Alma mater	Edinburgh University
Website	[1]

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.

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.

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

External links

• Official site
• Scottish Parliament page
• Scottish Liberal Democrats page
• BBC profile

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