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William Cowan Rennie (born 27 September 1967) is a Scottish politician and current Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. After college, Rennie spent most of his early career as a Liberal Democrat election campaigner and official before working as a public relations consultant in the private sector. He became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunfermline and West Fife after a by-election win in February 2006. He later lost this seat to Labour in the May 2010 UK general election but was subsequently appointed in the same month by the newly formed UK Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition as a Special Government Adviser working successively for the Liberal Democrat Scottish Secretaries of State Danny Alexander MP and Michael Moore MP at the Scotland Office.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC News – David Cameron's PR director Andy Coulson paid 拢140,000 )〕 He later resigned from his special adviser role in June 2010 to stand for the Scottish Parliament in the May 2011 elections. Despite the overall collapse of the party in the election he was elected as an additional member for the Mid Scotland and Fife region with 5.9% of the regional list vote.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Perth and Kinross Liberal Democrats )〕 He was soon after elected unopposed as leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrat party, replacing Tavish Scott. ==Early life and education== Rennie was born in Fife and grew up in Strathmiglo, where his family ran the village shop and still live today. His mother was secretary of the local community association and his grandfather was the local Minister. He went to Bell Baxter High School in Cupar, Fife, before going to Paisley College of Technology, where he graduated with a B.Sc. degree in Biology. After that, he received a Diploma in Industrial Administration at Glasgow College. He lives in Kelty with his wife Janet and their two sons, Alexander and Stephen.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Error messages – The Courier – At the heart of Tayside and Fife )〕 He is a keen runner and is a member of Dunfermline's Carnegie Harriers. He was also runner-up in the 2006 Scottish Coal-Carrying Championships held in Kelty. Rennie was one of the 50 MPs who ran a mile to raise money for Sport Relief〔http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/politics-news/2008/02/28/welsh-glory-as-mps-run-a-mile-for-charity-91466-20534694/ Welsh glory as MPs run a mile for charity〕 finishing close behind the winner, David Davies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Willie Rennie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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