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Encyclopedia > Tavish Scott

Tavish Scott (born 6 May 1966) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Shetland, and Minister for Transport. May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ...


Tavish Scott holds a BA from Napier College (now Napier University) and on graduating worked as a Parliamentary assistant to Jim Wallace, then MP for Orkney and Shetland. Prior to entering the Scottish Parliament he was a farmer and served on the Lerwick Harbour Trust. Napier University is a University in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The Right Honourable Jim Wallace QC (born August 25, 1954 in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway) is a Scottish politician, first leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, first Deputy First Minister of the Scottish Executive, and and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Orkney. ... Location within the British Isles The Market Cross,Central Lerwick Lerwick is the only town and main port of the Shetland Islands, found more than 160km (100 miles) off the north coast of Scotland. ...


He used to be a 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. Nicol Stephen (born 23 March 1960) is Deputy First Minister of Scotland, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, and a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen South. ... The Deputy First Minister of Scotland is, as the name suggests, the Deputy to the First Minister of Scotland. ... The term Scottish Executive is used in two distinct but closely related senses. ...


See also

Dewar Government Donald Dewar, Scotlands first First Minister, obtained the Scottish Parliaments approval to the first slate of members of the Scottish Executive and Junior Scottish Ministers on 19 May 1999. ...

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

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Tavish Scott was moved to take on the Transport portfolio, and was replaced as Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services and Parliamentary Business by George Lyon.
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From 1994 to 1999 Tavish Scott was a local councillor representing Lerwick Harbour and Bressay Ward on Shetland Islands Council.
Mr Scott was the Deputy Minister for Parliament from 1 November 2000 until his resignation on 9 March 2001.
Mr Scott joined the Scottish Cabinet on the 29th June 2005 when he was appointed Minister for Transport.
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