- Alistair Carmichael
Infobox MP
name = Alistair Carmichael
honorific-suffix =
caption =
birth_date =Birth date and age|1965|7|15|df=y
birth_place =Islay
residence =Orkney
death_date =
death_place =
constituency_MP = Orkney and Shetland
parliament =
majority = 6,627 (37.4%)
predecessor =Jim Wallace
successor =Incumbent
term_start = 7 June 2001
term_end =
party = Liberal Democrat
religion =
office2 = Liberal Democrat ShadowSecretary of State for Northern Ireland and Scotland
term_start2 = July 2007
term_end2 = March 2008
spouse = Kate
children = 2
alma_mater =University of Aberdeen
website = [http://www.alistaircarmichael.org.uk/ Alistair Carmichael MP]
footnotes =Alistair Morrison Carmichael (born 15 July 1965) is a Liberal Democrat politician, and Member of Parliament for the Scottish seat of Orkney and Shetland. He has been an MP since the 2001 general election.
Political career
Alistair Carmichael is currently a backbench MP. He was the Liberal Democrat Northern Ireland and Scotland Spokesman until resigning in March 2008 to vote in favour of a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. [ [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/senior-lib-dem-referendum-rebel-quits-791747.html Lib Dem trio quit in referendum revolt] - The Independent, 05/03/2006] He also briefly served as the Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesman following the resignation of
Mark Oaten .He has campaigned to simplify the forms for claiming child tax credit, saying many are not claiming the benefit due to being put off by the application process. [ [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/newsfeed/2008/02/05/beating-poverty-a-simple-solution-86908-20309545/ Beating Poverty: A simple Solution] - Daily Record]
Carmichael is a founder member of the
centre-left Beveridge Group within the Liberal Democrats, and has argued against the growth of the market liberal faction within the party (see "").Background and Interests
He was born on
Islay and received his education at theUniversity of Aberdeen . He is married with two children and lives inOrkney . He speaks both French and German. He lists his interests as listening to music, theatre and cooking.References
External links
* [http://www.alistaircarmichael.org.uk/ Alistair Carmichael MP] official site
* [http://www.libdems.org.uk/people/alistair-carmichael Alistair Carmichael MP] profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
* [http://www.scotlibdems.org.uk/biographies/carmichaela.htm Alistair Carmichael MP] profile at the site of Scottish Liberal Democrats
* [http://www.epolitix.com/EN/MPWebsites/alistair+carmichael/ ePolitix.com - Alistair Carmichael MP]
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-6829,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Alistair Carmichael MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/alistair_carmichael/orkney_and_shetland TheyWorkForYou.com - Alistair Carmichael MP]
* [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Alistair_Carmichael&mpc=Orkney+%26amp%3B+Shetland The Public Whip - Alistair Carmichael MP] voting record
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/661.stm BBC News - Alistair Carmichael] profile 10 February 2005
* [http://www.beveridgegroup.org.uk/articles/ac.pdf Article by Alistair Carmichael - 'Setting Communities Free']
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