Jump to content

Sir Edward Mountain, 4th Baronet

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 195.188.14.222 (talk) at 14:42, 19 July 2018. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Sir Edward Mountain
MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Highlands and Islands
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2016
Personal details
Born19 March 1961
Political partyScottish Conservative Party
Websitewww.edwardmountainmsp.scot

Sir Edward Brian Stanford Mountain, 4th Baronet (born 19 March 1961) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands region since the election in May 2016.[1]

Early life

Mountain joined the Blues and Royals regiment of the British Army from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in October 1981.[2]

Political career

In the 2011 he stood in the Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency where he finished fourth.[3]

He stood unsuccessfully in the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency in the United Kingdom general election, 2015. In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election he stood as the Conservative candidate for the Inverness and Nairn, coming second to Fergus Ewing although Mountain took one of the three places that the Conservatives won on the regional list.[4]

Mountain is the Scottish Conservative spokesperson for land reform.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Election 2016: Highlands and Islands. Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
  2. ^ London Gazette
  3. ^ "Vote 2011: Scotland: Constituencies: Caithness, Sutherland & Ross". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  4. ^ Crichton, Emma (6 May 2016). "Scottish Parliamentary Election round up". Highland News. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Scottish Conservative appointments for new parliamentary term". Scottish Conservative Party. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Denis Mortimer Mountain, 3rd Baronet
 Baronet
 (of Oare Manor and Brendon) 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Stub icon

This article about a member of the Scottish Parliament is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sir_Edward_Mountain,_4th_Baronet&oldid=851020061"