Lord Jim Wallace of Tankerness

Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC (Jim Wallace) runs his own consultancy business, taking a particular interest in renewable energy developments. He has recently returned to practice at the Scottish Bar and holds an Honorary Professorship at the Institute of petroleum Engineering at Heriot Watt University. As Scotland’s Deputy First Minister from 1999-2005, he was involved in all areas of Scottish Government policy, including the white paper ‘Modernising the Planning System’ in 2005. He was MP for Orkney & Shetland from 1983 – 2001 and MSP for Orkney from 1999-2007. He became a life peer in 2007, and speaks for the Liberal Democrats on Scotland and Justice issues in the House of Lords.