1. Beatrice Wishart was born on 1956 and is a Scottish Liberal Democrats politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Shetland since 2019.
12 Facts About Beatrice Wishart
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Beatrice Wishart was elected at the 2019 Shetland by-election, after the sitting Liberal Democrat MSP Tavish Scott stepped down.
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Beatrice Wishart stood in the 2017 Scottish local elections as an independent candidate for Shetland Islands Council, being elected as one of four members for the Lerwick South ward.
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Beatrice Wishart made her maiden speech in the Scottish Parliament on 10 September 2019, which concerned immigration into Scotland after Brexit.
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Shortly after being elected, Beatrice Wishart was appointed as education spokesperson for the Scottish Liberal Democrats, and was made a member of the Scottish Parliament's Education and Skills Committee.
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Beatrice Wishart, who had previously worked on the Shetland Islands Council's Education and Families Committee, stressed her belief that "getting a high quality education helps people meet their full potential in life".
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From February 2020, Beatrice Wishart sat on the Scottish Parliament's Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee, taking over from Mike Rumbles.
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Later that month, Beatrice Wishart was appointed as a member of the Scottish Parliament's COVID-19 Committee.
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At the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, Beatrice Wishart was re-elected with a majority of 806 votes, the third smallest majority of that election.
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In May 2021, following the Scottish Parliament election, Beatrice Wishart left the Education and Skills Committee, the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs committee, and the COVID-19 Committee, and was appointed Deputy Convener of the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee, which was renamed the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee in February 2023.
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Beatrice Wishart is a member of several Cross-Party Groups in the Scottish Parliament.
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On 20 February 2025, Beatrice Wishart announced she would stand down at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.