Aileen Campbell, MSP for Clydesdale, was born in Perth on May 18, 1980.
Aileen grew up on her parents' tenant farm and attended Collace primary school and Perth Academy before graduating with an MA joint honours degree in Politics with Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow.
She started a career in publishing by working as an editor for Keystone, a construction magazine, in 2003 and was an editorial assistant on the pro-independence newspaper, the Scottish Standard.
Before her election to parliament, Aileen also worked for Nicola Sturgeon in 2005 and Shona Robison in 2006 as a Parliamentary Assistant.
Campbell was first elected to the Scottish Parliament on May 3, 2007 as a list member for the South of Scotland. She was re-elected as the MSP for Clydesdale at the May 5, 2011 election and appointed to her present position.
She is married and lives in Biggar with her husband and her young son, Angus.
Parliamentary Office:
Aileen Campbell MSP, The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
On Twitter: @ClydesdAileen