About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Alistair Carmichael) represents you, and all of the people who live in Orkney and Shetland, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol MP ar gyfer Orkney and Shetland

Aeth i mewn i'r Tŷ'r Cyffredin ar 7 Mehefin 2001 — Etholiad cyffredinol

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol

• @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social
• @amcarmichaelMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Themau o ddiddordeb

Alistair Carmichael campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Transport
• Treasury
• Home Department
• Home Office
• Trade and Industry
• Crown Estate
• Departmental Postal Services
• Railways
• Shipping
• Royal Prerogative

Swyddogaethau cyfredol

• Member, Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements (since 11 Meh 2025)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 4 Rha 2024)
• Chair, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since 9 Med 2024)
• Chair, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since 9 Med 2024)

Swyddogaethau eraill yn y gorffennol

• Member, Prison Media Bill Committee (15 Mai 2024 to 22 Mai 2024)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice) (11 Gor 2022 to 18 Med 2024)
• Member, Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee ( 2 Chw 2022 to 9 Chw 2022)
• Member, Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (24 Tach 2021 to 1 Rha 2021)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs) ( 7 Med 2020 to 18 Med 2024)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland) ( 7 Med 2020 to 18 Med 2024)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) ( 7 Med 2020 to 10 Gor 2022)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Exiting the European Union) ( 6 Ion 2020 to 7 Med 2020)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) ( 6 Ion 2020 to 7 Med 2020)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) ( 7 Chw 2019 to 21 Aws 2019)
• Liberal Democrat Chief Whip (16 Meh 2017 to 7 Med 2020)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland) (16 Meh 2017 to 6 Ion 2020)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (31 Hyd 2016 to 3 Mai 2017)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (29 Gor 2015 to 16 Meh 2017)
• Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee ( 8 Gor 2015 to 17 Hyd 2016)
• The Secretary of State for Scotland ( 7 Hyd 2013 to 8 Mai 2015)
• Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons) (12 Mai 2010 to 7 Hyd 2013)
• Member, Members' Allowances Committee ( 9 Chw 2009 to 6 Mai 2010)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Scotland) ( 1 Meh 2008 to 12 Ebr 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland ( 1 Meh 2008 to 12 Ebr 2010)
• Member, Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee) ( 1 Mai 2008 to 22 Gor 2008)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (25 Maw 2008 to 6 Mai 2010)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (28 Ion 2008 to 6 Mai 2010)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland) (18 Hyd 2007 to 6 Mai 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (18 Hyd 2007 to 6 Mai 2010)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport) ( 3 Maw 2006 to 18 Hyd 2007)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Transport ( 3 Maw 2006 to 18 Hyd 2007)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (12 Gor 2005 to 22 Mai 2006)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (10 Mai 2005 to 2 Maw 2006)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (10 Mai 2005 to 2 Maw 2006)
• Member, International Development Committee ( 5 Tach 2001 to 26 Chw 2002)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (16 Gor 2001 to 12 Gor 2005)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change) (10 Mai 2001 to 10 Mai 2005)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change) (10 Mai 2001 to 10 Mai 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jim Wallace
• Jo Grimond
• Basil Neven-Spence
• Robert Hamilton
• John Wason
• Leonard Lyell
• Samuel Laing
• Frederick Dundas
• Arthur Anderson
• Frederick Dundas
• Thomas Balfour
• George Traill
• George Dundas
• John Balfour
• George Dundas
• Richard Honyman
• Malcolm Laing
• Robert Honyman
• Robert Honyman

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Prison Media Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Fisheries Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
• Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Road Safety Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
• Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Drugs Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Inquiries Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Extradition Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (12 out of 19)
• Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (24 out of 39)

Ymddangosiadau diweddar

• Global Plastics Treaty 17 Jul 2025

  I thank everybody who has taken part in this debate—it has been quite a remarkable exercise and an enormously valuable one. Every contribution has been truly excellent. We have heard from Members representing constituencies in Scotland, Wales and England; we have not had anybody from Northern Ireland, but I should place on the record that I have seen on the Annunciator that the hon. Member...

• Global Plastics Treaty 17 Jul 2025

  I beg to move, That this House has considered the Global Plastics Treaty. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for making time available for this debate, and for allocating the debate to the main Chamber. That is an important signal that the House is in political consensus on the issue, and we attach a great deal of importance to that. I thank those Members who supported the application...

Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Alistair Carmichael

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