Stephen Gethins was the Member of Parliament for North East Fife from 2015 to 2019. He was appointed the SNP's Europe Spokesperson when he was elected in 2015. After the 2017 General Election he was appointed Foreign Affairs and Europe spokesperson and led the SNP Member of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee and he served for two terms. Before his election Stephen worked in democratisation and peace-building overseas including in the Western Balkans and South Caucasus. He also worked in the EU Committee of the Regions and Scotland House in Brussels. Stephen was a Special Adviser to Scotland's First Minister from 2009 to 2013 and focused on energy, climate change, rural affairs, Europe and international affairs. He is currently a Professor of Practice at the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews. Stephen Gethins is a Trustee of the John Smith Trust, a Special Adviser at Beyond Borders Scotland and the Convener of EU+ME.