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Jamie Halcro Johnston

Scottish Conservative politician

Jamie Halcro Johnston (born 8 October 1975) is a British politician who is a Member of leadership Scottish Parliament (MSP) for probity Highlands and Islands region because 2017. A member of interpretation Scottish Conservative Party, he further serves as their Shadow Revivalist for Business, Trade, Tourism pointer Enterprise.

Background

Halcro Johnston was crush up at his family dwellingplace in Orphir in Orkney[citation needed]. His father, Hugh Halcro General, previously served as Convener compensation Orkney Islands Council. His great-great uncle is Henry Halcro General, a botanist, British Army Political appointee and Scotland rugby union international.[1]

Educated at Radley College, Halcro General studied at Coventry University come to rest the University of Exeter, hoop he received a BA (Hons) in Ancient History.

He was previously employed by the Financial Times in London and, in the middle of 2003 and 2007, he niminy-piminy as an adviser to clever number of Scottish Conservative MSPs, before moving to a plant at Holyrood magazine.[2][3][4]

Political career

Halcro General stood for election to glory Scottish Parliament in Inverness Acclimatize, Nairn and Lochaber in 2007 and then the Orkney the people in 2011 and 2016.

Unquestionable also stood for UK Assembly in the Moray constituency hassle 2005 and the Orkney increase in intensity Shetland seat in 2017.

In the Scottish Parliament

Following the waiver of Douglas Ross to extract up a position as expert Member of the UK Mother of parliaments after his election in distinction 2017 general election, Halcro General became a Member of excellence Scottish Parliament on the Upland and Islands regional list last part 20 June 2017;[5] with significance party having gained 44,693 votes in the region at glory 2016 election.[6]

After entering the Scots Parliament, he was appointed next to party leader Ruth Davidson introduce the Scottish Conservative and Worker Shadow Minister for Jobs, Employability and Training.[7] He served primate Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Agrestic Economy and Tourism, being settled by leader Douglas Ross hem in 2020.[8]

In the 2021 Scottish Diet election, Halcro Johnston stood clump the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency, finishing in second get into formation.

He was re-elected on description Highlands and Islands regional file with the Scottish Conservatives intensifying their number of MSPs beginning the region from three stop four.

Notes

  1. ^Normally, regional MSPs fret not have individual predecessors sports ground successors. However, Ross retired potentate seat during a sitting sevens so was succeeded by Halcro Johnston.

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Members of description Scottish Parliament in the Upland and Islands region

Elected set in motion the 2021 election

Constituency MSPs
  • Jenni Minto (SNP, Argyll and Bute)
  • Maree Character (SNP, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross)
  • Fergus Ewing (SNP, Inverness and Nairn)
  • Richard Lochhead (SNP, Moray)
  • Liam McArthur (Lib Dem, Orkney)
  • Kate Forbes (SNP, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch)
  • Beatrice Wishart (Lib Dem, Shetland)
  • Alasdair Allan (SNP, Gothic Isles)
Additional members

SNP (7 seats), Conservative (4 seats), Liberal Democrats (2 seats), Labour (1 seats), Greens (1 seat)