Education
University of Edinburgh.
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Liam McArthur
Edit Profilepolitician Member of the Scottish Parliament
Career
He was brought up on the Orkney Island of Sanday. He is also the goalkeeper for Burray football team 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.
1987-1990: Edinburgh University, Politics (Master of Arts)
1990-1992: Researcher, Jim Wallace Member of Parliament (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, Associated Public-Safety Communications Officers Worldwide and Associated Public-Safety Communications Officers Europe
2002-2005: Special Adviser to Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Jim Wallace Managing Successful Programmes (Orkney)
2005-2006: Director, Greenhaus Communications
2006-2007: Self-employed political consultant
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.
Politics
Scottish Liberal Democrats, Liberal Democrats.
Membership
2007–present: Member of the Scottish Parliament for Orkney.
