Eilidh Whiteford was born on 24 April 1969 and is a Scottish National Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Banff and Buchan from 2010 to 2017.
12 Facts About Eilidh Whiteford
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Eilidh Whiteford attended Banff Academy and has been active in the SNP since joining her local branch in 1986 during the run-up to Alex Salmond's election in 1987.
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Eilidh Whiteford graduated from Glasgow University with First Class Honours in English and Scottish Literature, followed by postgraduate studies in Canada and Scotland that led to a PhD in 1998.
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Eilidh Whiteford returned to the North East in early 1998 to work for Allan Macartney MEP.
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Eilidh Whiteford became a lecturer at Glasgow University in 1999 teaching Scottish Literature and developing access routes into higher education for mature students.
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Closer to home, Eilidh Whiteford was actively involved in the Make Poverty History campaign in 2005 and helped establish the Scottish Fair Trade Forum.
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Eilidh Whiteford promoted development issues with members of the Scottish Parliament, and immediately after the Make Poverty History campaign, became Oxfam's Scottish Campaigns Manager.
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Eilidh Whiteford left this post in 2009, to stand as a SNP candidate for Banff and Buchan.
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Eilidh Whiteford sat on the Board of Turning Point Scotland until 2011.
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Eilidh Whiteford maintains her interests in social policy and global issues as a volunteer for several charities, and previously sat on the Board Jubilee Scotland.
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Eilidh Whiteford was first elected for Banff and Buchan on 6 May 2010.
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Gail Lythgoe, a member of staff for SNP MSP Joan McAlpine and then married to Humza Yousaf, emailed a Women's Equality group supporting Eilidh Whiteford and alleging that Davidson has a history of bullying and called on them to demonstrate against him whilst asking them not to reveal the partisan call for its instigation.