Who is Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay?
BBCRussell Findlay: The basics
Age: 53
Education: He grew up in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, and was educated at Douglas Academy, a state school.
He studied journalism at Edinburgh Napier University - when it was still known as Napier Polytechnic - before a 30-year career in newspapers and broadcasting covering organised crime in Scotland.
He worked for the Sunday Mail, Scottish Sun, STV and several other outlets.
Family: Findlay is a private man, but he has spoken about his daughter who is now an adult. He has been married twice, but told Holyrood magazine "never again".
Parliamentary constituency or region: MSP for West of Scotland since 2021
Who is he?
Russell Findlay has been in politics since 2020, but prior to that he was a journalist for three decades, during which he spent a long time reporting on organised crime.
In 2015, while Findlay was working for The Scottish Sun newspaper, he was attacked by a man disguised as a postman.
The man threw sulphuric acid in the journalist's face when he opened the door.
Findlay made a full recovery and his attacker was jailed.
Given the risks of his previous career, Findlay is protective about details of his personal life.
However, he told Holyrood magazine that he was brought up in Milngavie with his three brothers in a middle-class household but that it was "frequently volatile" and he is not close to his parents or siblings.
What was his route into politics?
Findlay moved into politics in 2020, becoming the director of communications for the Scottish Conservatives.
He was elected as an MSP the following year.
Then in 2024, he was elected as the party's leader following the resignation of Douglas Ross.
After he announced he would stand for the top job, Police Scotland warned Findlay of a threat to his life by a "known criminal".
It was believed to be linked to the acid attack case.
But Findlay said he was "not going to let gangland threats" stop him from running for the role.
He said: "You can't run away from threats. It does not work. You have to be defiant and stand firm for what you believe in."
Findlay said he had run to shake up the "cosy socialist consensus at Holyrood" and replace it with one around "common-sense conservative values".
What are his key pledges?
- Oppose another independence referendum
- Raise the point at which workers start paying income tax in line with inflation each year, to save all taxpayers at least £200 by the end of the parliament
- Cut income tax to 19p between £12,500 and £50,000
- Fast-track the upgrade of key trunk roads
- Give households an annual tax rebate
- Guarantee GP appointments within 48 hours
