Peter Wishart was born on 9 March 1962 and is a Scottish National Party politician and musician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Perth and North Perthshire, formerly North Tayside, since the 2001 general election.
18 Facts About Pete Wishart
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Pete Wishart has previously served as the SNP's Westminster Spokesperson for the Constitution and for Culture and Sport and Chief Whip.
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Pete Wishart is a former keyboard player of the Scottish Celtic rock bands Runrig and Big Country.
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Pete Wishart is the longest currently-serving Scottish National Party MP.
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Pete Wishart is a trained community worker and has been a director of the Fast Forward charity that promotes healthy lifestyles for young people.
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Pete Wishart was a member of the Scotland Against Drugs Campaign Committee and has contributed to many national forums looking at the problem of drugs within Scottish society.
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Pete Wishart's brother, Alan Wishart is a musician, and plays bass.
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Pete Wishart was, for 15 years, a member of the Scottish group Runrig.
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Pete Wishart appeared on Kingfishers Catch Fire Radio Kampala with Clive Parker on the songs Bella and Battle Scars.
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Pete Wishart initially joined during a period when Big Country were a support act for Alice Cooper's tour.
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Pete Wishart was a performer on seven of Runrig's studio albums, from The Cutter and the Clan, to his last The Stamping Ground.
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Pete Wishart was not the only politically minded member of the band - former lead singer Donnie Munro became a Labour Party candidate.
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Pete Wishart is a founder member of the parliamentary rock group MP4.
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Pete Wishart was first elected to the House of Commons at the 2001 general election, taking John Swinney's old seat of Tayside North.
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Pete Wishart has campaigned for copyright term extension and is a vice-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Intellectual Property Group.
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In November 2010, Pete Wishart suggested that Scottish football referees should declare which club sides they support.
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In January 2015, Pete Wishart secured and started a debate on the reform of the House of Lords.
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Pete Wishart concluded that he did not have "sufficient support" to run for the Depute Leadership of the Scottish National Party.