Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP
Liberal Democrat
Orkney and Shetland
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The Rt Hon Mr Alistair Carmichael is the Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, and has been an MP continually since 7 June 2001.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£29,586
/ £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Committee chair additional salary
£5,767
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee · 115 days
£5,767
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£35,353
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Orkney and Shetland
current
2005-05-05 → 2024-05-30
Orkney and Shetland
2001-06-07 → 2005-05-05
Orkney and Shetland
Party history
2001-06-07 → present
Liberal Democrat
current
Government posts
2013-10-07 → 2015-05-08
Secretary of State for Scotland
2010-05-12 → 2013-10-07
Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
Opposition posts
2022-07-11 → 2024-09-18
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
2020-09-07 → 2024-09-18
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
2020-09-07 → 2022-07-10
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
2020-09-07 → 2024-09-18
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
2020-01-06 → 2020-09-07
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
2020-01-06 → 2020-09-07
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Exiting the European Union)
2019-02-07 → 2019-08-21
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2017-06-16 → 2020-09-07
Liberal Democrat Chief Whip
2017-06-16 → 2020-01-06
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
2015-07-29 → 2017-06-16
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
2008-06-01 → 2010-04-12
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Scotland)
2007-10-18 → 2010-05-06
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
2006-03-03 → 2007-10-18
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport)
2005-05-10 → 2006-03-02
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
2001-05-10 → 2005-05-10
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
Committee memberships
2008-01-28 → 2010-05-06
Scottish Affairs Committee
2001-07-16 → 2005-07-12
Scottish Affairs Committee
2001-11-05 → 2002-02-26
International Development Committee
2005-07-12 → 2006-05-22
Public Accounts Committee
2008-03-25 → 2010-05-06
Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
2008-05-01 → 2008-07-22
Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee)
2009-02-09 → 2010-05-06
Members' Allowances
2015-07-08 → 2016-10-17
Energy and Climate Change Committee
2016-10-31 → 2017-05-03
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
2021-11-24 → 2021-12-01
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill
2022-02-02 → 2022-02-09
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill
2024-05-15 → 2024-05-22
Prison Media Bill
2024-09-09 → present
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Chair
+£17,806/yr
2024-12-04 → present
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2025-06-11 → present
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
carmichaela@parliament.uk
020 7219 8181 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 8181 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
carmichaela@parliament.uk
01856 876541 · Orkney: 14 Palace Road , Kirkwall, KW15 1PA
01856 876541 · Orkney: 14 Palace Road , Kirkwall, KW15 1PA
Constituency office
carmichaela@parliament.uk
01595 690044 · Shetland: 171 Commercial Street, Lerwick, ZE1 0HX
01595 690044 · Shetland: 171 Commercial Street, Lerwick, ZE1 0HX
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