Tam Baillie
Tam Baillie is the current Commissioner for Children and Young People.
He took up his post in May 2009, after a selection process which included him being interviewed by children and young people. The Commissioner is independent of Parliament and Government, but is accountable to the Scottish Parliament for the work done.
What did Tam do before?
Tam has worked as a manager and practitioner with children and young people for 30 years, primarily with young offenders, young people in, and leaving care and young homeless people. Working in Scotland and England and in both the statutory and voluntary sectors, Tam moved into the policy field, working as the Director of Policy and Influencing for Barnardo's from 2003 to 2009.
For details of what Tam is up to you can follow him on Twitter
Alternatively, Tam writes a diary which details all his work activities and you can read it here