Scottish politician
Tim Eagle is a Scottish Conservative politician, serving as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands region since 2024.
Career
Eagle runs a small arable and sheep farm, and prior to his election, was a land agent.[ 2]
Eagle was the Conservative candidate in Moray in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election . He was fifth place on the regional list.[ 3]
Eagle was a candidate in 2022 Buckie by-election for Moray Council .[ 4] He served in the ward from 2017 to 2022 and was the Conservative group leader on the council.[ 5]
When Donald Cameron was appointed to the House of Lords in the 2024 Special Honours , Eagle moved up the list into the Scottish Parliament.[ 6] He was sworn in on 20 February.[ 7]
In October 2024, Eagle was appointed Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Fishing in the Shadow Cabinet of Russell Findlay .[ 8]
References
See also
Constituency MSPs
Jenni Minto (SNP, Argyll and Bute )
Maree Todd (SNP, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross )
Fergus Ewing (SNP, Inverness and Nairn )
Richard Lochhead (SNP, Moray )
Liam McArthur (Lib Dem, Orkney )
Kate Forbes (SNP, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch )
Beatrice Wishart (Lib Dem, Shetland )
Alasdair Allan (SNP, Western Isles )
Additional members