Born and raised in the Highlands, David worked closely with Charles Kennedy. Like Charles, he is independently-minded and determined to deliver change for our local communities.
He has a strong track record on the issues that matter – whether that is tackling fuel poverty, protecting people excluded from support during the pandemic or stopping SNP centralisation of Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
David now works for a humanitarian charity, giving voice to the most poverty-stricken people in the world. He has the determination, experience and energy needed to be our next MSP.
David is part of a growing Liberal Democrat team across the Highlands. Working with Jamie Stone MP and Angus MacDonald MP, he is fighting for a better deal for our communities.
I have worked with David over many years. He has a track record of campaigning on the issues that matter most to local people, not least tackling fuel poverty and fighting against the SNP’s centralisation of Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Jamie Stone MP, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Born 1992 in Inverness, David Green attended Dingwall Academy in Ross-Shire. He went on to study Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen, where he graduated in 2014.
Shaped by his volunteering with the Scout Association, David has a stronge sense of community. He believes people in our rural communities are best placed to make decisions that impact their own lives.
Whilst at University, David became actively involved in the Scottish Liberal Democrats. He was elected to lead the party’s youth wing, campaigning for a crackdown on illegal letting fees and leading opposition to SNP cuts to student bursaries.
Upon graduating, David went on to work as a close advisor to former party leader Charles Kennedy. A political mentor, Charles’ commitment to give voice to those most in need inspired David’s decision to seek public office.
After learning the ropes, David moved to the Scottish Parliament to work for Liam McArthur. Together they campaigned on the local issues that mattered most from ferry funding to fuel poverty to forcing an SNP u-turn on centralising Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
After returning Liam with a record majority, David returned to Westminster. He played a leading role in the party’s efforts to hold the government to account and was latterly appointed as Head of Media. This gave David a taste of cross-party working and strategic campaigning.
David now uses his campaigning experience to fight injustice and help the most poverty-stricken people in the world make their voice heard. David now leads public engagement for the development charity Christian Aid.
With David Green, people can vote for a fresh voice. They can elect an MSP that will put local issues first, not one who will make excuses for a failing government in Edinburgh. In a contest that is neck and neck between the Liberal Democrats and the SNP, we are determined to win again for the Highlands.
Alex Cole-Hamilton, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
People have had enough of decisions being imposed on them, not made with them. They are tired of feeling like they have been shoved to the back of the queue by this SNP government. Our communities need change. I love the Highlands; that's why I want to use my experience to bang the drum on the issues that matter.
David Green
The Scottish Government is being urged to urgently step in to find a replacement for lifeline services from Wick airport in response to Eastern Airways facing administration.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is being urged to reconsider and broaden its current ‘Access to Cash’ policy to include an ‘Access to Banks’ provision following the recent mass closure of local bank branches across the UK.
The Highland Liberal Democrats have called for a new law to strengthen rural communities, accusing the SNP government of “a broken relationship with rural Scotland” that has left many rural areas forgotten and left behind.
Far North Liberal Democrats Jamie Stone and David Green have written to the Secretary of State for Transport to raise concerns regarding the backlog of practical driving tests in the Highlands.
The Scottish Government and NHS Highland are being urged to set out a timetable for collating the information required for Scottish Ministers to make a decision in response to calls for an independent review of maternity services in Caithness.
The Liberal Democrat candidate for the Far North, David Green, says it “stinks” that the Scottish Government has no plans monitor 100% of overflows despite sewage concerns raised by Caithness campaigners.