MSP, Highlands & Islands Region
Edward joined the Army after he left school and served for twelve years reaching the rank of Major. During his time in the Army he completed tours in Cyprus, Germany, Canada, Uganda, Spain and Eygpt. On leaving the Army in 1992 he completed a Diploma in Farm Management and a Degree in Rural Land Management. He qualified as professional surveyor in 1998 and worked in Inverness with a large national firm of surveyors. He became a partner in 2004 and left the firm in 2007. He returned home to Speyside to farm where he has a herd of pedigree Simmental cows and grows some 300 acres of malting barley.
Edward is married to Charlotte and has three children the eldest of whom is a serving soldier.
Follow Edward on Facebook at @EdMountainMSP, on Twitter at 1edmountain and on his website https://www.edwardmountainmsp.scot/ where you can see what he has been doing both in Holyrood and around the Region, and see all his planned Constituency Surgery dates and locations.
Edward’s area of interests includes health care provision in the Highlands, supporting the local economy and agriculture and fisheries. He is a member of the following Committee in the Scottish Parliament:
Edward is also a member of the following Cross-Party Groups in the Scottish Parliament:
