Personal Life
He married Kathryn Jane Eastham in 1987. They have 2 sons (born 1997 and 2001) and live in Orkney. He speaks both French and German. He lists his interests as listening to music, theatre and cooking. He is an elder in the Church of Scotland. In 2009, he lost four stone in weight through the Cambridge diet.
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