Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for North East Fife (Constituency) 2016 - present day
Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2011 - 2016
Email: [email protected]
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Deputy Convener
Member
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
06 May 2021 - 19 July 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
05 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
29 May 2016 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
08 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Liberal Democrats
15 November 2017 - 04 May 2021
Member
08 November 2016 - 25 September 2019
Substitute Member
08 November 2016 - 18 September 2019
Substitute Member
11 May 2016 - 17 May 2016
Member
17 May 2011 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Liberal Democrats
12 November 2012 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Liberal Democrats
12 November 2012 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Liberal Democrats
29 October 2014 - 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
01 November 2012 - 29 October 2014
Substitute Member
09 June 2011 - 01 May 2012
Member
MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for Willie Rennie. The date of their initial statement was 14 May 2021.
No registrable interests
From 16 September 2013 to July 2015 I was in receipt of a donation of £18,000 per annum from the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd (an organisation which funds political campaigns in the United Kingdom to promote democratic reform, civil liberties and social justice, of The Garden House, Water End, York, YO30 6WQ) for the services of a part-time researcher who worked in my office.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 23 September 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 23 September 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 23 September 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 23 September 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 23 September 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 23 September 2022]
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
I am a Patron of Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline.
From September 2011 to July 2012 I received research and administrative support from a Christian Action Research and Education (CARE) intern. The nominal cost to CARE of providing this intern fell below the threshold for registration.
I am a Patron of the International Fire and Rescue Association.
I am Director of the Miscarriages of Justice Organisation (MOJO).
I am a Trustee of the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther. I receive no remuneration for this role.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 23 September 2022]
These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Chamber meeting date: 6 November 2025
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "This moment must never be routine. As the years pass, it is natural that the sense of sheer enormity of the horror of the first and second world wars diminishes…
Chamber meeting date: 6 November 2025
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "Christine Grahame is right—there is something about rivers that gets into one’s soul. They are really important for the lifeblood of the nation…
Chamber meeting date: 5 November 2025
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "The Fife fishing industry is deeply concerned that livelihoods will be disrupted by the offshore wind farms that are being built in the Forth without any compensation…
Chamber meeting date: 5 November 2025
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "In 2024, there were 50,000 private hospital admissions in Scotland. That was a record high. In the first quarter of 2025, there was another record high. The figure has gone up by 42 per cent in the past five years…
Chamber meeting date: 5 November 2025
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "I understand the cabinet secretary’s point, which is that he wants immediate action…
Find out how Willie Rennie has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Result 90 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Result 26 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Result 90 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Result 26 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Result 26 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Find out what motions Willie Rennie has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:6 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether an updated status was confirmed for all 512 high-rise buildings with known cladding by the end of October 2025, as set out in the Cladding Remediation Programme: Next Phase Plan of Action."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:6 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its Developer Remediation Contract."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:6 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many developers signed (a) its previous "in principle" agreement regarding the removal of unsafe cladding and (b) the Developer Remediation Contract by the deadline of 31 October 2025, as set out in the Cladding Remediation Programme: Next Phase Plan of Action."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:31 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 14 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the costs of illicit drug use since the publication in 2009 of its report, Assessing the scale and impact of illicit drug markets in Scotland, and what comparable research it has produced or commissioned since the publication."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:31 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 14 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-30681 by Paul McLennan on 8 November 2024, how many live homeless applications there were in each local authority area on Christmas Day in 2024, and how many (a) adults and (b) children these related to."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:2 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 28 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established remediation pathways for all buildings over 18m that were included in the High Rise Inventory and highlighted through other data sources, as set out in the Cladding Remediation Programme: Next Phase Plan of Action, and how many such buildings required direct intervention by the Scottish…
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:17 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 30 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what further evaluation it is carrying out of the 1,140 hours early learning childcare expansion, and by what date any reports regarding this work will be published."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:17 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 25 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the University of Aberdeen is considering suspending the student intake for its Diploma in Dental Technology programme for (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:24 September 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will change the college and university funding frameworks to reflect the hybrid nature of Scotland's Rural College, which has both higher and further education provision."
Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged:22 September 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendation made by the Commission on School Reform report, Behaviour in Schools, that teachers should be able to suspend or exclude pupils who exhibit persistent behaviour issues."
See all of Willie Rennie's questions submitted in Parliament