Iain Gray at a glance
Born: 7 June 1957
Age: 52
Education: Inverness Royal Academy, George Watson's College, Moray House College of Education
Career: Teacher, Gracemount High School and Mozambique; Campaigns Director for Oxfam Scotland; Minister for Enterprise 2002-03; Special Adviser to the Scottish Secretary 2003-07; Leader, Scottish Labour, 2008-present
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Hide AdFamily: Divorced and remarried; recently became a grandfather
Hobbies: Used to do karate but now enjoys chess, reading and growing bonsai trees
Heroes: Robert F Kennedy, Harold Wilson and his late grandfather
Vice: Smoking
Virtue: A non-political hinterland, and a track record of helping developing countries