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What was the position of Jamie Stone (politician) from Dec 2019 to Dec 2020?
Jamie Stone ( politician ) James Hume Walter Miéville Stone ( born 16 June 1954 ) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician , who has been the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Caithness , Sutherland and Easter Ross since 2017 . He was previously a Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP ) for the constituency of Caithness , Sutherland , and Easter Ross , the northernmost mainland Scottish constituency . He held the seat from the opening of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 , until standing down in 2011 . He has served as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Defence since 2019 and as Spokesperson for Digital , Culture , Media and Sport since September 2020 . Early life and career . Stone went to school at Tain and Gordonstoun . While at school his parents founded Highland Fine Cheeses in 1967 . He studied History and Geology at the University of St Andrews and graduated in 1977 . Upon graduation , he worked in a variety of fields including fish gutting , on a building site , teaching English on the Italian island of Sicily and the oil industry . Councillor . Stone was first elected to Ross and Cromarty District Council in 1986 , serving until its abolition in 1996 . He served as a member of the Highland Council from its creation in 1995 until his election as MSP in 1999 . At the 2012 Local Government Elections , he returned to the Highland Council as councillor for the Tain and Easter Ross Ward . Scottish Parliament . As an MSP , Stone was the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party spokesperson on Housing and the Deputy Party spokesman on Health . He participated in the UK television programme , University Challenge , as part of the Scottish Parliaments team . He stood down from the Scottish Parliament at the 2011 election . In 2016 , he stood for election at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election , for Caithness , Sutherland and Ross which was largely his former seat after boundary changes were made in 2011 . He finished in second place , and was not elected . House of Commons . Stone was elected as the Member of Parliament for Caithness , Sutherland and Easter Ross at the 2017 general election , defeating the incumbent SNP MP Paul Monaghan by 2,044 votes . On 16 June 2017 , he was announced as the Liberal Democrat spokesman for Scotland . On 12 October 2017 he was transferred to the role of Armed Forces spokesman in a reshuffle . Stone had been re-elected for the Tain and Easter Ross Ward at the 2017 Local Government elections a month earlier . He resigned his seat on Highland Council after he was elected as an MP . Since his election , Stone has raised various local issues in the House of Commons such as the provision of healthcare facilities in the Scottish Highlands . Stone has also sponsored early day motions to investigate allegations of abuse by G4S on behalf of UK Visas and Immigration and has supported the rollout of free , early years childcare . During the 2019 general election , Stone campaigned with the Liberal Democrats slogan Stop Brexit , saying “This General Election is our best chance to elect a government to stop Brexit . He was re-elected in the 2019 general election with 11,705 votes , but a reduced majority of 204 . Personal life . Stone is married with three children , one son and two daughters , both of whom also attended the University of St Andrews . He is also a keen gardener and an expert on edible fungi . External links . - Highland Fine Cheeses