Alistair Carmichael
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The Right Honourable Alistair Carmichael MP |
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| Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson | |
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Assumed office 29 July 2015 |
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| Leader | Tim Farron |
| Preceded by | Lynne Featherstone |
| Deputy Leader of Scottish Liberal Democrats | |
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Assumed office 23 September 2012 |
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| Leader | Willie Rennie |
| Preceded by | Jo Swinson |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | |
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In office 7 October 2013 – 8 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Michael Moore |
| Succeeded by | David Mundell |
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Government Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Commons Comptroller of the Household |
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In office 11 May 2010 – 7 October 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | John Spellar |
| Succeeded by | Don Foster |
| Liberal Democrat Northern Ireland and Scotland Spokesman | |
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In office October 2008 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Leader | Nick Clegg |
| Preceded by | Michael Moore |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
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In office July 2007 – March 2008 |
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| Leader | Menzies Campbell |
| Preceded by |
Lembit Öpik (Northern Ireland) Jo Swinson (Scotland) |
| Succeeded by | Michael Moore |
| Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland |
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Assumed office 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Wallace |
| Majority | 817 (3.6%) |
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15 July 1965 Islay, Scotland |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Kate Carmichael |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
| Website | Official website |
Alexander Morrison "Alistair" Carmichael PC (born 15 July 1965) is a Liberal Democrat politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Scottish seat of Orkney and Shetland since the 2001 general election. He is the only Scottish MP representing the Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons.
He is the Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and, from 7 October 2013 to 8 May 2015, was the Secretary of State for Scotland in the UK coalition government.
He was born on Islay, and attended Port Ellen Primary School and Islay High School. He worked between 1984–89 as a hotel manager, after 2 years of study at the University of Glasgow. There, he was a member of the Students' Representative Council and President of the Liberal Club, however he left his course early. He returned to education at the University of Aberdeen, where he gained an LLB in 1992, qualifying as a solicitor in 1993. From 1993 to 1996, he was a Procurator Fiscal Depute for Edinburgh and Aberdeen, and from 1996 to 2001 he was a solicitor with Aberdeen and Macduff.
Carmichael first stood for Parliament at Paisley South in 1987, being defeated by the Labour incumbent Norman Buchan. He was later elected to represent Orkney and Shetland in the 2001 general election, the constituency previously held by Jim Wallace and Jo Grimond. He was appointed Liberal Democrat Northern Ireland and Scotland Spokesman by Sir Menzies Campbell in July 2007, but resigned in March 2008 to vote in favour of a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. He was reappointed to the position by Nick Clegg in October 2008. He had also briefly served as the Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesman, following the resignation of Mark Oaten.
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