Tavish Scott
Tavish Scott | |
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Official portrait, 2011 | |
| Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats | |
| In office 26 August 2008 – 7 May 2011 | |
| Deputy | Michael Moore Jo Swinson |
| Leader | Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | Nicol Stephen |
| Succeeded by | Willie Rennie |
| Minister for Transport and Telecommunications | |
| In office 23 June 2005 – 17 May 2007 | |
| First Minister | Jack McConnell |
| Preceded by | Nicol Stephen |
| Succeeded by | Stewart Stevenson |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Shetland | |
| In office 6 May 1999 – 15 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Beatrice Wishart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1966 Inverness, Scotland |
| Party | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | Napier College, Edinburgh |
| Website | Tavish Scott |
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Tavish Hamilton Scott (born 6 May 1966) is a former Scottish politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Shetland from 1999 to 2019, and Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats from 2008 to 2011. He stepped down as Leader following the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, in which the Liberal Democrats were reduced to five seats, down from 16 in the previous parliament.