Moray Conservatives select Eagle for Holyrood 2021
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THE Moray Conservatives have selected Tim Eagle as their constituency candidate for the Scottish Parliament elections in 2021.
A local councillor for the Buckie ward, Cllr Eagle lives in Drybridge with his wife Rachel, who is a local GP, and their three children.
Having previously worked as a police officer in Caithness, he is now an agricultural assessor and runs a small farm.
The 39-year-old, who was elected to the local authority in 2017, was selected by the local association of the Moray Conservatives and Unionists at an extraordinary general meeting, held yesterday.
Chairman Neil McLeod said: "I am delighted to announce that following today's EGM, which was convened to select and adopt a candidate for the Holyrood 2021 elections, that Tim Eagle has been selected to contest the Moray seat.
"Tim is well known across Moray for the hard work he does as a councillor and as leader of the Conservative group of councillors and we know that his hard work and dedication make him the perfect candidate to represent us all in Moray at the Scottish Parliament."
Cllr Eagle, who is a member of the Integrated Joint Board of NHS Grampian and Moray Council and serves on the local authority's education and young people's services committee, said he was honoured and humbled to be selected.
He said: "Even until recently I never imagined myself being in this position but having spoken to many Conservative supporters, I was persuaded to fight this election and, if elected, work hard to represent everyone in Moray.
"There will be many days and hours of hard work ahead, building on the momentum and the work done by elected colleagues, in the council, in Holyrood and at Westminster, and I very much look forward to the challenges which are ahead of me.
"I know this will not be easy but I want to show that the Scottish Conservatives have some really good ideas and policies and the benefits these can bring.
"I know some won’t believe me, but this is not about myself standing for election, it is about working together across Moray, reuniting divided opinions and providing a strong voice for the area."
Moray's Conservative MP Douglas Ross and Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston both welcomed the selection.
