Tim Eagle | |
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![]() Eagle in 2024 | |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
Assumed office 13 February 2024 [1] | |
Preceded by | Donald Cameron |
Scottish Conservative portfolios | |
2024 - onwards | Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs,Land Reform and Fishing |
Personal details | |
Born | Timothy Eagle |
Political party | Scottish Conservatives |
Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
Occupation | Farmer,Land Agent |
Website | timeagle |
Tim Eagle is a Scottish Conservative politician,serving as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands region since 2024.
Eagle runs a small arable and sheep farm,and prior to his election,was a land agent. [2]
Eagle was the Conservative candidate for Moray at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election,finishing second to the SNP's Richard Lochhead with 16,823 votes (40.9%). [3] [4] He was fifth on the party list for the Highlands and Islands region. [5]
Eagle was a candidate in 2022 Buckie by-election for Moray Council. [6] He served in the ward from 2017 to 2022 and was the Conservative group leader on the council. [7]
When Donald Cameron was appointed to the House of Lords in the 2024 Special Honours,Eagle moved up the list into the Scottish Parliament. [8] He was sworn in on 20 February. [9]
In October 2024,Eagle was appointed Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs,Land Reform and Fishing in the Shadow Cabinet of Russell Findlay. [10]
He is the candidate for Moray in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. [11]