Tommy Sheppard (born 1959) is a Scottish National Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East since May 2015. He is the SNP spokesperson on the Cabinet Office in the House of Commons. He is also known for founding The Stand Comedy Clubs in Edinburgh and Glasgow. He left the NUS in 1984 to work in the East End of London and in 1986 was elected as a Labour member, on Hackney London Borough Council. In 1990 he became Deputy Leader of the Council. More information on the Wikipedia page [1]