ALEX Salmond is due to give evidence under oath today to a committee of MSPs investigating the Scottish Government’s botched inquiry into complaints made by two female civil servants against him.

The committee is made up of nine MSPs and has been conducting its inquiry in weekly sessions since August last year.

There are four SNP MSPs, two Conservatives, one Labour, one LibDem and one Independent.

Here are the politicians who will be questioning Salmond:

Linda Fabiani (Convener)

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She is a long-serving SNP MSP - first elected in 1999 - who has been deputy presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament since 2016. Not regarded as close to Salmond, who replaced her as Europe Minister halfway through the SNP’s first term in office. She is due to stand down as an MSP this year.

Margaret Mitchell (Deputy Convener)

She has been a Conservative regional MSP for Central Scotland since 2003. She worked as an political adviser before becoming an MSP and was a Brexit campaigner in 2016.

Alasdair Allan MSP

Allan has known Salmond for years, having worked in his office in the 1990s. The former SNP national secretary was elected to Holyrood as the MSP for the Western Isles in 2007 and has also been a Government Minister.

Jackie Baillie MSP

The acting leader of Scottish Labour, until tomorrow, Baillie is one of just three Labour constituency MSPs with the authority and grasp of detail to match the witnesses to the inquiry.

Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

A relative newcomer to the parliament, he has been the LibDem MSP for Edinburgh Western since 2016. Tipped as a potential future leader of his party.

Murdo Fraser MSP

First elected to Holyrood in 2001, the Tory MSP served as deputy leader of the Scottish Conservatives from 2005 to 2011. He lost out to Ruth Davidson in the leadership contest in 2011. A lawyer by profession he has been one of the most outspoken members of the committee on the delays facing the inquiry in obtaining information. He has been robust in previous sessions.

Andy Wightman MSP

He was elected as a Green, but now sits as an Independent MSP. He was one of five members who voted against publication of one of Salmond's submissions over legal concerns. He is known for having an excellent grasp of detail.

Stuart McMillan MSP

An SNP MSP who has been in parliament since 2007 after a spell as a party worker. He came to the committee late after Angela Constance became a minister. He saw off a challenge last year by the SNP's Chris McEleny to remain the party's candidate for the forthcoming Holyrood election.

Maureen Watt MSP

Watt has served as an SNP MSP since 2006 and is also a former minister. She is not contesting another election.