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Willie Rennie (William Cowan Rennie) was born on 27 September, 1967 in Fife, Scotland, is a Former Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. Discover Willie Rennie's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

Popular As William Cowan Rennie
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Age 56 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 27 September, 1967
Birthday 27 September
Birthplace Fife, Scotland
Nationality United Kingdom

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His wife is Janet Rennie (1992–present)

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Children 2 sons

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1967

William Cowan Rennie (born 27 September 1967) is a Scottish politician who served as the Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats from 2011 to 2021.

Rennie was born on 27 September 1967, in Fife, to Peta and Alexander Rennie.

He grew up in Strathmiglo where his family ran the village shop.

Rennie went to Bell Baxter High School in Cupar, Fife, before going to Paisley College of Technology, where he graduated with a BSc in biology.

After that, he received a Diploma in Industrial Administration at City of Glasgow College.

Rennie lives in Kelty with his wife Janet.

Rennie was one of the 50 MPs who ran a mile to raise money for Sport Relief finishing close behind the winner, David Davies.

While a student at Paisley College of Technology he was deputy president of the student union.

Rennie ran the Scottish Young Liberal Democrats (later reformed as Liberal Youth Scotland) and after graduation went on to work for the English Liberal Democrats in Cornwall.

1993

He then went on to work for the Liberal Democrats' campaigns department, and was the successful agent in the 1993 Christchurch by-election in Dorset.

1997

After managing the party's campaigns in the South West England region in the 1997 General Election, he moved back to Scotland where he was Chief Executive of the Scottish Liberal Democrats from 1997 to 1999, and then the party's Chief of Staff in the new Scottish Parliament from 1999–2001.

2001

From 2001 to 2006 he worked for the small Scottish communications firm McEwan Purvis as an account director helping advise businesses and charities such as the Royal Society of Chemistry and Asthma UK.

During his time at McEwan Purvis, Rennie was a press adviser to Fife Council's Liberal Democrat Opposition Group and a member of the Dunfermline Focus editorial team, working with Dunfermline's Lib Dem councillors on local issues.

2006

He became the MP for Dunfermline and West Fife following a by-election win in February 2006.

After Labour MP Rachel Squire died, Rennie stood in the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election on 9 February 2006 and overturned a Labour majority of 11,800 to win the seat with a swing to his party of 16.24%.

In the House of Commons, he was a member of the Liberal Democrat defence spokesperson team, chair of their parliamentary campaigns unit, and a member of the Commons Defence Select Committee.

2008

During his time as an MP, he campaigned on local constituency issues such as abolishing the bridge tolls, banning sex offenders from being driving instructors in 2008, improvements to cancer services at Queen Margaret Hospital, and local jobs (including at Longannet Power Station and Rosyth Dockyard).

2010

He later lost this seat to the Labour Party at the 2010 general election.

He briefly served as a Special Government Adviser for the Liberal Democrat Scottish Secretaries of State Danny Alexander and Michael Moore at the Scotland Office.

In the General Election of 6 May 2010, Rennie lost his seat to the Labour candidate Thomas Docherty.

He was then for a time Special Adviser to the new Liberal Democrat Scottish Secretary Michael Moore MP.

2011

He was then elected to the Scottish Parliament in the May 2011 election.

He was elected as an additional member for the Mid Scotland and Fife region.

He was soon after elected unopposed as leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, replacing Tavish Scott.

Rennie returned to front-line politics as an MSP when he won a regional list seat for the Liberal Democrats in the Scottish Parliament's Mid Scotland and Fife region at the Holyrood elections on 5 May 2011.

He was the only new Liberal Democrat MSP to win a seat in this election.

Following the resignation of leader Tavish Scott, Rennie stood in the resulting leadership election.

He was the only candidate to be nominated, and was declared elected when the nominations closed on 17 May.

He vowed to stand up to the "SNP bulldozer" majority, and refused to distance his party from the UK Liberal Democrats.

2014

During the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, Rennie campaigned alongside Better Together to remain in the United Kingdom.

He opposes a second independence referendum, favouring a more federal UK.

2016

He has served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North East Fife since 2016, and previously as a list MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (from 2011 to 2016) and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunfermline and West Fife (from 2006 to 2010).

After college, Rennie was a Liberal Democrat election campaigner and official before working as a public relations consultant in the private sector.

At the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Rennie was elected MSP for the constituency seat of North East Fife.

Rennie was re-elected in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, but resigned as Lib Dem leader two months later and was replaced by Alex Cole-Hamilton.

In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, the Liberal Democrats again elected five MSPs, while gaining two constituency seats and holding their existing two with increased majorities.

Rennie was elected in North East Fife, gaining it from the SNP with a 9.5% swing.

Rennie was re-elected in North East Fife for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, with doubled majority.

On 12 July 2021, Rennie announced his resignation as leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, effective from September.

He was replaced by Alex Cole-Hamilton, the MSP for Edinburgh Western.