Biography

Jeremy was born in Berwick in 1974 and is the youngest constituency MSP, elected aged 29.

He was elected as Liberal Democrat MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale in May 2003. Jeremy went to school in Berwick and he then studied Politics and Modern History in London, graduating in 1996.

While at university Jeremy also worked for the ELDR (Liberal) Group in the European Parliament and Liberal International. On graduating, Jeremy worked full time for Sir David Steel in the House of Commons and then ran his office in the House of Lords. In 1998 he moved to Edinburgh to work for a parliamentary affairs company and in 2001 he established, with a fellow director, his own strategic communications consultancy, advising clients on communications.

Jeremy has wide experience of working on Borders issues. When working for Sir David Steel in the House of Commons, he conducted research on the local economy and assisted in constituency casework. He continues his strong interest in the local economy as well as being the leading campaigner for the Borders railway.