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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Willie Rennie

Scottish Liberal Democrats

MSP for North East Fife (Constituency) 2016 - present day

Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) 2011 - 2016

About Willie Rennie

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @willie_rennie

Facebook: Willie's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5804
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Unit G1
Granary Business Centre
Coal Road
Cupar
KY15 5YQ

Phone: 01334 656361
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Willie is a member of 1 cross-party group

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans Community

Deputy Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Willie has 1 parliamentary and government role

Parliamentary Bureau

Member

Party Roles

Willie has 3 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Communities

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Party Spokesperson on Economy

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Previous roles

Willie has had 17 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Liberal Democrats

06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021

Party Spokesperson on the Constitution

Scottish Liberal Democrats

06 May 2021 - 27 August 2021

Party Spokesperson on Europe and External Relations

Scottish Liberal Democrats

06 May 2021 - 19 July 2021

Party Leader

Scottish Liberal Democrats

05 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Leader

Scottish Liberal Democrats

29 May 2016 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Finance

Scottish Liberal Democrats

08 September 2019 - 04 May 2021

Chief Whip

Scottish Liberal Democrats

15 November 2017 - 04 May 2021

parliamentary bureau

Member

08 November 2016 - 25 September 2019

Equalities and Human Rights Committee

Substitute Member

08 November 2016 - 18 September 2019

Health and Sport Committee

Substitute Member

11 May 2016 - 17 May 2016

parliamentary bureau

Member

17 May 2011 - 23 March 2016

Party Leader

Scottish Liberal Democrats

12 November 2012 - 23 March 2016

Party Spokesperson on Economy

Scottish Liberal Democrats

12 November 2012 - 23 March 2016

Party Spokesperson on Infrastructure

Scottish Liberal Democrats

29 October 2014 - 23 March 2016

Devolution Further Powers Committee

Substitute Member

01 November 2012 - 29 October 2014

Referendum Scotland Bill Committee

Substitute Member

09 June 2011 - 01 May 2012

Scotland Bill Committee

Member

Register of interests

Willie's register of interests

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.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests

Gifts

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.

Overseas visits

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 23 September 2022]

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Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

No registrable interests

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

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]

Recent Activity

What was said

What Willie Rennie has said in Parliament

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: 2 October 2025

Scotland’s Rural College

8. Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "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. (S6O-05017)"

Chamber meeting date: 2 October 2025

Time Bar (Sam Eljamel)

Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "I thank the First Minister for his detailed and considered answer, which is helpful…

Chamber meeting date: 2 October 2025

Devolved Benefits (Spending)

Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "Is the cabinet secretary in discussion with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care about the creation of a neurodevelopmental pathway for adults…

Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2025

Dentistry (Skilled Worker Visa)

Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "The minister is not living in reality. The reality is that we are losing NHS dentists. The Cupar Dentist is providing an emergency service only, and it has been like that for months. We have lost dentists in Newburgh, Leven and Glenrothes…

Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2025

Inshore Fishing (Offshore Wind Installations)

Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD): "The truth is that fishermen are increasingly being squeezed out of prime fishing grounds. NnG Offshore Wind agreed compensation for people using static and mobile gear…

Votes

How Willie Rennie has voted in Parliament

Find out how Willie Rennie has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19221

Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 6, 2025

Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Result 115 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19123

Mobile Phones in Schools

Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 29, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 85 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19124.1

Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service

Submitted by: Sharon Dowey, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 54 for, 56 against, 2 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6M-19124

Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service

Submitted by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 29, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 56 for, 53 against, 3 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19124.2

Protecting Scotland’s Fire Service

Submitted by: Siobhian Brown, Ayr, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Supported by: Angela Constance
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Result 55 for, 52 against, 3 abstained, 19 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Willie Rennie has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S6W-40974

Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged:2 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 30 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…

Question reference: S6W-40593

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."

Question reference: S6W-40580

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."

Question reference: S6O-05017

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."

Question reference: S6T-02680

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."

Question reference: S6W-40264

Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged:2 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 16 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it completed its information-gathering exercise to verify the cladding status of buildings between 11 and 18 metres in height by the end of August 2025."

Question reference: S6W-40441

Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged:9 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 16 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-40340 by Fiona Hyslop on 5 September 2025, whether it plans for battery-electric trains procured for routes in Fife to be used in the operation of services in the North East Fife constituency."

Question reference: S6W-40262

Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged:2 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 12 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether Single Building Assessments relating to all of the buildings identified as having (a) high pressure laminate (HPL) (96) and (b) aluminium composite material (ACM) (48) as part of their external wall system were commissioned on or before 1 September 2025, as indicated in its Cladding Remediation Programme Next…

Question reference: S6W-40263

Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged:2 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 12 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether all priority Single Building Assessments via its assessment process were completed and returned by the end of August 2025."

Question reference: S6O-04921

Asked by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats

Date lodged:3 September 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the University of Dundee and the Scottish Funding Council regarding the university’s financial situation."

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