Tim Eagle
Tim Eagle is a Scottish Conservative politician, serving as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Highlands and Islands region since 2024.
Career
Eagle runs a small arable and sheep farm, and prior to his election, was a land agent.Eagle was the Conservative candidate for Moray at the 2021 [Scottish Parliament election], finishing second to the Scottish [National Party|SNP]'s Richard Lochhead with 16,823 votes. He was fifth on the party list for the Highlands and Islands region.
Eagle was a candidate in 2022 Buckie by-election for Moray Council. He served in the ward from 2017 to 2022 and was the Conservative group leader on the council.
Member of the Scottish Parliament
When Donald Cameron was appointed to the House of Lords in the 2024 Special Honours, Eagle moved up the list into the Scottish Parliament. He was sworn in on 20 February.In October 2024, Eagle was appointed Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Cabinet Secretary for Rural [Affairs, Land Reform and Islands|Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Fishing] in the Shadow Cabinet of Russell Findlay.
He is the candidate for Moray in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.