'''Tommy Sheppard''' (born 6 March 1959) is a [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP) politician who was the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh East]] from [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]] until he lost the seat's abolition in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/generalelection/scottish-mps-in-westminster-the-full-list-of-the-snp-parliamentarians-10234893.html |title=Scottish MPs in Westminster: The full list of the SNP parliamentarians |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |location =London |author= Tufft, Ben |date=8 May 2015 |access-date=8 May 2015}}</ref> He has been SNP Spokesperson for Scotland since 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-04 |title=SNP announces frontbench reshuffle at Westminster |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-66707392 |access-date=2023-09-10}}</ref> He is a former SNP spokesperson for the [[Cabinet Office]] and a former SNP [[Shadow Leader of the House of Commons]]. He is also known for founding [[The Stand Comedy Club]]s in Edinburgh and Glasgow.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.thenational.scot/news/16100423.Applause_for_The_Stand_as_it_celebrates_twentieth_birthday/ |title=Applause for The Stand as it celebrates twentieth birthday |newspaper=The National |location= Glasgow |date=21 March 2018 |access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref>