Willie Rennie - Career Timeline

Career Timeline

• 1979–1985: Bell Baxter High School
• 1985–1989: Paisley College
• 1989–1990: Glasgow College
• 1990–1997: Liberal Democrats Campaigns Department (South West England region)
• 1997–1999: Chief Executive of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
• 1999–2001: Parliamentary Party Chief of Staff, Scottish Liberal Democrats
• 2001–2006: consultant, shareholder, director and account manager at McEwan Purvis, a public/media relations consultancy
  • Press adviser to Liberal Democrat Fife Council Opposition Group
• February 2006 – May 2010: MP for Dunfermline and West Fife
  • Chairman of the Liberal Democrats Campaigns and Communications Committee (appointed in 2007-2010 Shadow Cabinet of Nick Clegg)
  • Shadow Minister for Defence (Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team, 2006–2007, 2007–2010)
  • Member of the Commons Defence Select Committee (2006–2008)
  • appointed as a Parliamentary Whip in 2008
• May–June 2010: Special Adviser at the Scotland Office to the Secretary of State for Scotland, Danny Alexander MP and latterly Michael Moore MP
• August 2010 – 2011: Self-employed communications consultant
• May 2011–: MSP for Mid-Scotland and Fife
• May 2011: elected Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats