Member for Moray since 2001. Committees: Member, European Scrutiny Committee; Vice-Chair, All-Party Offshore Oil and Gas Group; Member, All-Party Fisheries Group; Participant in the Parliamentary Armed Forces Scheme. Political career: Shadow Scottish Minister for Defence since 2002; Shadow Scottish Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2002; Parliamentary Researcher for the Scottish National Party 1999-2001; Candidate for the Scottish Parliament (Midlothian) 1999. Special political interests: Scottish independence, foreign affairs, defence, whisky, oil, fishing, sustainable development, youth issues. Profession/Trade: Journalist. Education: Broughton High School, Edinburgh; University of Aberdeen, MA. Languages spoken: German. Affiliations: NUJ. Hobbies: Sport - football, rugby, skiing, playing golf (badly); books; history; travel; socialising.
b. 28 September 1969. Partner.

2005				2001
SNP HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
SNP	14,196	36.6	-	10,076	30.3
Conservative	8,520	22	-	7,677	23.1
Labour	7,919	20.4	-	8,332	25.1
Lib Dem	7,460	19.2	-	5,224	15.7
Scot Soc	698	1.8	-	821	2.5
Independent	-	-	-	802	2.4
UKIP	-	-	-	291	0.9
Majority	5,676	14.6	-	1,744	5.2
Turnout	38,793	58.4	-	33,223	57.3