David Spaven was a Scottish Green Party Speaker before the separation of the English/Welsh and Scottish parties in 1991. He worked as a British Rail manager for 18 years until 1995. He stood as a Green candidate in Glasgow Maryhill in 1987, taking 1.5% of the vote. While in Glasgow, he campaigned against the M74 Northern Extension. He was the first Chair of TRANSform Scotland from 1997 to 2006. He is now involved with Get Edinburgh Moving. He is no longer active in electoral politics but is a campaigner as well as a transport consultant used by Scottish and UK transport agencies.<ref name=Deltix/>
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