Jim Hume
| Jim Hume MSP |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for South of Scotland |
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| Assumed office 3 May 2007 |
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| Born | 4 November 1962 Peebles, Tweeddale, Scottish Borders |
| Political party | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| Relations | married |
| Alma mater | Edinburgh University |
| Website | [1] |
Jim Hume MSP (born 4 November 1962) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South of Scotland region since 2007.
Background
Hume was born in Peebles but raised in Selkirkshire and currently lives on a farm in the valley of the Yarrow Water. His previous positions include Chairman of "Environment and Land Use" for the National Farmers Union of Scotland and President of Lothians and Borders NFU. He was active during the Foot-and-mouth crisis of 2001. Before becoming an MSP, he was also on the board of Scottish Enterprise Borders, Chaired The Borders Foundation for Rural Sustainability and was a Trustee of The Borders Forest Trust.
Member of the Scottish Parliament
He was elected to the Scottish Parliament to represent the South of Scotland region at the 2007 election. He was also elected councillor of the Galashiels and District region of Scottish Borders Council on the same night. He is the first ever Liberal Democrat MSP for the South of Scotland region since the Scottish Parliament was created in 1999. Hume is currently Scottish Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Housing and Health. He sits on the Scottish Parliament's Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee, of which he is the Committee's EU Reporter. He is also the Scottish Liberal Democrat Deputy Whip and is also a member of the European Committee of Regions.
Career timeline
- 1967-1974: Yarrow Primary School
- 1974-1980: Selkirk High School
- 1983: Edinburgh School of Agriculture, Diploma in Agriculture
- 1997: University of Edinburgh, Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
- 1998 – present: Farmer, partner, John Hume and Son (farming firm, Sundhope Farm, Yarrow, Selkirk)
- 2004-2006: Director of the National Farmers Union of Scotland (NFUS) President of Lothian & Borders NFUS
- 2000-2006: Trustee Borders Forest Trust (BFT)
- 2000-2001: Trustee Borders Foundation for Rural Sustainability (BFRS)
- 2001-2007: Chairman Borders Foundation for Rural Sustainability
- 2003-2007: Director Scottish Enterprise Borders (SEB)
- 2005-2007: Member of Forestry Commission Scotland's South of Scotland Regional Forum.
- February 2007- 4 May 2007: Director of the National Farmers Union of Scotland (NFUS): Chairman of NFUS Environment & Land Use.
- 2007 – present: Member of the Scottish Parliament for South of Scotland
- 2007-2011: Scottish Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for the Environment
- 2007-2008: Member of The Scottish Parliament's Audit Committee
- 2008-2011: Member of The Scottish Parliament's European & External Relations Committee
- 2008-2011: Scottish Liberal Democrat Deputy Spokesperson on Environment, Rural Development and Energy
- 2009 - March 2011: Head of Scottish Parliamentary Campaigns
- 2011 – 2012: Scottish Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Rural Affairs, Environment, Climate Change, Housing and Transport
- 2011 – present:. Member of the Scottish Parliament Rural Affairs, Climate Change & Environment Committee.
- 2011 – present: The Scottish Parliament Rural Affairs, Climate Change & Environment Committee's European Reporter.
- 2011 – present: Member of The European Union's Committee of Regions
- 2012–present: Scottish Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Health and Housing
- 2012–present: Scottish Liberal Democrat Deputy Whip
External links
- Jim Hume MSP official biography at the Scottish Parliament website
- Jim Hume MSP profile at the site of Scottish Liberal Democrats website
- Jim Hume MSP Jim Hume MSP Official Site
- BBC
