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Mike Russell is serving his second term as a South of Scotland MSP,
having been re-elected in 2007 and having served in the
Parliament's first term between 1999 and 2003. He has
been chosen to serve in the first ever SNP Scottish Government as
Minister for Environment and Rural Affairs and Michael has shown
great support to the Borders since his appointment. To date,
Michael has been actively engaged in: tackling the crisis in
Berwickshire's fishing sector; helping to streamline bureaucracy
faced by rural businesses, and farming in particular; in terms of
recognising the need for investment in flood defences; helping avert
ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Forth; and in tackling the scourge
of wildlife crime.
Mike Russell is the former SNP Chief Executive and National
Campaign Director and was an active front bencher in the
Scottish Parliament between 1999 and 2003. During that time, he won
the Herald "Debater of the Year" award in 2001 and was
shortlisted for both the Channel 4 and Herald "Scottish
Politician of the Year" title in 2002.
He was one of only three MSPs rated at "Five Stars" by
"The Scotsman" at the end of the first Parliament.
In addition to his Shadow Cabinet roles he was a member of the
Parliament's Education and Culture Committee for the full four year
term, a member of the Procedures Committee until Sept 2000, a
founder member of the Parliamentary Bureau , an alternate member of
the Standards Committee from 2002 and a member of the Commonwealth
Parliamentary Association's Scottish Executive from its
establishment.
Mike is a writer, broadcaster and journalist. His best known
campaign was that on behalf of the former policewoman, Shirley McKie,
who had been wrongly accused of leaving her fingerprint at a murder
scene.
for contact details, see Mike's website - click
here
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