Struan Stevenson represented Scotland in the European Parliament from 1999-2014. He is an author and international lecturer on the Middle East and Human Rights. He is well known in Europe and Scotland for his in-depth knowledge and understanding of Scottish and EU affairs. Struan was a former President of the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee, President of the European Parliament’s Climate Change, Biodiversity & Sustainable Development Intergroup, President of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Iraq and President of the Friends of a Free Iran Intergroup. He is Co-ordinator of the Campaign for Iran Change (CIC) and President of the European Iraqi Freedom Association (EIFA). Struan is Chief Executive Officer of Scottish Business UK (SBUK), a pro-union business organisation. He is a director of The European Bureau for Conservation & Development (EBCD) and is also heavily committed to animal welfare issues.