21-1667: For other uses, see Rennie (disambiguation) . Rennie is a given name , nickname and surname . People with the surname [ edit ] Alistair Rennie , Scottish author Allan Rennie (born 1960), Scottish footballer Andy Rennie (Scottish footballer) (1901–1938), footballer with Luton Town Andy Rennie (New Zealand footballer) , New Zealand footballer Bob Rennie (born 1956), Canadian real estate marketer and art collector Bryan Rennie (historian) (born 1954), British historian of religions Bryan Rennie (rugby union) (born 1984), South African rugby union player Callum Keith Rennie (born 1960), Canadian actor David Rennie (film editor) , American film editor David Rennie (footballer) (born 1964), Scottish footballer Edward Rennie (1852–1927), Australian scientist Eliza Rennie (ca. 1813–unknown) Scottish romantic/Gothic short story author Frank Rennie (1918–1992), New Zealand soldier Gavin Rennie (born 1976), Zimbabwean cricketer Gaye Rennie (born 1949), American model George Rennie (agriculturalist) (1749–1828), British agriculturalist George Rennie (engineer) (1791–1866), British civil engineer George Rennie (sculptor and politician) (c. 1801–1860), British sculptor and Member of Parliament Gordon Rennie , Scottish music journalist and comics writer Harry Rennie (1873–1954), Scottish footballer Iain Rennie (born 1964), New Zealand civil servant James Rennie (disambiguation) John Rennie
42-739: A BSc in biology. After that, he received a Diploma in Industrial Administration at City of Glasgow College . Rennie lives in Kelty with his wife Janet. Rennie was one of the 50 MPs who ran a mile to raise money for Sport Relief finishing close behind the winner, David Davies . While a student at Paisley College of Technology he was deputy president of the student union . Rennie ran the Scottish Young Liberal Democrats (later reformed as Liberal Youth Scotland ) and after graduation went on to work for
63-583: A member of the Commons Defence Select Committee . During his time as an MP, he campaigned on local constituency issues such as abolishing the bridge tolls, banning sex offenders from being driving instructors in 2008, improvements to cancer services at Queen Margaret Hospital , and local jobs (including at Longannet Power Station and Rosyth Dockyard ). In the General Election of 6 May 2010 , Rennie lost his seat to
84-716: A member of the Dunfermline Focus editorial team, working with Dunfermline's Lib Dem councillors on local issues. After Labour MP Rachel Squire died, Rennie stood in the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election on 9 February 2006 and overturned a Labour majority of 11,800 to win the seat with a swing to his party of 16.24%. In the House of Commons, he was a member of the Liberal Democrat defence spokesperson team, chair of their parliamentary campaigns unit, and
105-547: A seat in this election. Following the resignation of leader Tavish Scott , Rennie stood in the resulting leadership election . He was the only candidate to be nominated, and was declared elected when the nominations closed on 17 May. He vowed to stand up to the " SNP bulldozer" majority, and refused to distance his party from the UK Liberal Democrats . During the 2014 Scottish independence referendum , Rennie campaigned alongside Better Together to remain in
126-826: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Willie Rennie William Cowan Rennie (born 27 September 1967) is a Scottish politician who served as the Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats from 2011 to 2021 . He has served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North East Fife since 2016 , and previously as a list MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (from 2011 to 2016) and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunfermline and West Fife (from 2006 to 2010 ). After college, Rennie
147-543: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Rennie (disambiguation) Rennie is a surname and a given name. It may also refer to: Places [ edit ] Rennie, New South Wales , Australia, a small town Rennie, Manitoba, Canada, a community in the Rural Municipality of Reynolds Rennie Lake , Michigan, United States Rennie Island , Washington, United States Rennie, Cork , once
168-558: The 2021 Scottish Parliament election , with doubled majority. On 12 July 2021, Rennie announced his resignation as leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats , effective from September. He was replaced by Alex Cole-Hamilton , the MSP for Edinburgh Western . In September 2011, Rennie announced plans for a commission building on the work of the blueprint Lord Steel Commission to develop a blueprint for Home rule and full fiscal federalism that would map out further devolution of powers after
189-751: The English Liberal Democrats in Cornwall . He then went on to work for the Liberal Democrats ' campaigns department , and was the successful agent in the 1993 Christchurch by-election in Dorset . After managing the party's campaigns in the South West England region in the 1997 General Election , he moved back to Scotland where he was Chief Executive of the Scottish Liberal Democrats from 1997 to 1999, and then
210-733: The Scotland Office . He was then elected to the Scottish Parliament in the May 2011 election. He was elected as an additional member for the Mid Scotland and Fife region. He was soon after elected unopposed as leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, replacing Tavish Scott . At the 2016 Scottish Parliament election , Rennie was elected MSP for the constituency seat of North East Fife . Rennie
231-1299: The Elder (1761–1821), Scottish civil engineer John Rennie the Younger (1794–1874), British civil engineer John Rennie (naval architect) (1842–1918), Scottish naval architect John Rennie (MI6 officer) (1914–1981), Director of MI6 John Rennie (GC) (1919–1943), British soldier awarded the George Cross John Rennie (editor) (born 1959), editor-in-chief of Scientific American John Rennie (cricketer) (born 1970), Zimbabwean Test and ODI cricketer John Shaw Rennie (1917–1981), Governor-General of Mauritius Martin Rennie , Scottish football manager Michael Rennie (1909–1971), English actor Nathan Rennie (born 1981), Australian cyclist Rhoda Rennie (1905–1963), South African swimmer Ross Rennie (born 1986), Scottish rugby union player Tom Rennie (1900–1945) British Army general killed in action Uriah Rennie (born 1959), English football referee William Hepburn Rennie (1829–1874), an 1800s British colonial official William Rennie (Victoria Cross) (1821–1896), Scottish recipient of
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#1732780924943252-589: The Labour candidate Thomas Docherty . He was then for a time Special Adviser to the new Liberal Democrat Scottish Secretary Michael Moore MP . Rennie returned to front-line politics as an MSP when he won a regional list seat for the Liberal Democrats in the Scottish Parliament's Mid Scotland and Fife region at the Holyrood elections on 5 May 2011. He was the only new Liberal Democrat MSP to win
273-657: The United Kingdom. He opposes a second independence referendum, favouring a more federal UK. In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election , the Liberal Democrats again elected five MSPs, while gaining two constituency seats and holding their existing two with increased majorities. Rennie was elected in North East Fife , gaining it from the SNP with a 9.5% swing. Rennie was re-elected in North East Fife for
294-1330: The Victoria Cross Willie Rennie (born 1967), Scottish politician People with the given name [ edit ] Male [ edit ] Rennie Airth (born 1935), South African writer Rennie Montague Bere (1907–1991), British mountaineer, naturalist and nature conservationist Rennie Davis (1941–2021), American anti-war activist, one of the Chicago Seven Rennie Wilbur Doane (1871–1942), American entomologist and zoologist Rennie Ellis (1940–2003), Australian photographer Rennie Harris , (born 1964), dancer, choreographer, director Rennie Harrison , English footballer Rennie Hatzke (born 1955), German pop musician Rennie MacInnes (1870–1931), Anglican bishop Rennie Pilgrem , English electronic music producer Rennie Simmons (born 1942), American football coach Rennie Smith (1888–1962), English politician Rennie Stennett (1949–2021), Panamanian-born baseball player Female [ edit ] Irene Rennie Fritchie, Baroness Fritchie (born 1942), British civil servant Fictional characters [ edit ] Rennie Wickham,
315-689: The home of Edmund Spenser , now in ruins Mount Rennie , Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, off Antarctica Other uses [ edit ] Rennie Football Club , an Australian rules football club in Rennie, New South Wales Rennie v. Klein , US legal case about mental illness Rennie Memorial Medal , an Australian annual chemical science award Bayer 's own branded antacid tablets See also [ edit ] John Rennie High School , Quebec, Canada Rennie Memorial Presbyterian Church , Amelia, VA Ren (disambiguation) Renn (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
336-468: The party's Chief of Staff in the new Scottish Parliament from 1999–2001. From 2001 to 2006 he worked for the small Scottish communications firm McEwan Purvis as an account director helping advise businesses and charities such as the Royal Society of Chemistry and Asthma UK . During his time at McEwan Purvis, Rennie was a press adviser to Fife Council 's Liberal Democrat Opposition Group and
357-416: The protagonist of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan , portrayed by Jensen Daggett See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Rennie All pages with titles containing Rennie Renny , another given name and surname Renié Conley (1901–1992), Hollywood costume designer [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
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420-708: Was a Liberal Democrat election campaigner and official before working as a public relations consultant in the private sector. He became the MP for Dunfermline and West Fife following a by-election win in February 2006. He later lost this seat to the Labour Party at the 2010 general election . He briefly served as a Special Government Adviser for the Liberal Democrat Scottish Secretaries of State Danny Alexander and Michael Moore at
441-589: Was re-elected in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election , but resigned as Lib Dem leader two months later and was replaced by Alex Cole-Hamilton . Rennie was born on 27 September 1967, in Fife , to Peta and Alexander Rennie. He grew up in Strathmiglo where his family ran the village shop. Rennie went to Bell Baxter High School in Cupar, Fife , before going to Paisley College of Technology , where he graduated with
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