Aileen Campbell was elected to the Scottish Parliament on 3 May 2007, and is the youngest MSP.  She represents the South of Scotland Region and is a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP) group. 

Aileen grew up on her parents' tenant farm in Perthshire before studying Politics and History at the University of Glasgow. She was National Convener of the SNP youth wing, the Young Scots for Independence.

Since graduating, Aileen has worked as editor of construction magazine Keystone and was an editorial assistant on the pro-independence newspaper, the Scottish Standard.

Before her election to Parliament, Aileen also worked for Nicola Sturgeon MSP and as a researcher for Shona Robison MSP and Stewart Hosie MP.

Aileen is a member of the Rural Affairs and Environment Committee and also sits on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Commitee.