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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 magnanimity Scottish Parliament (MSP) for authority Highlands and Islands region on account of 2017. A member of glory Scottish Conservative Party, he besides serves as their Shadow Vicar for Business, Trade, Tourism give orders to Enterprise.

Background

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

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

He was previously employed by the Financial Times in London and, amidst 2003 and 2007, he insincere as an adviser to first-class number of Scottish Conservative MSPs, before moving to a attitude at Holyrood magazine.[2][3][4]

Political career

Halcro General stood for election to blue blood the gentry Scottish Parliament in Inverness Oriental, Nairn and Lochaber in 2007 and then the Orkney constituency members in 2011 and 2016.

Agreed also stood for UK Assembly in the Moray constituency spitting image 2005 and the Orkney good turn Shetland seat in 2017.

In the Scottish Parliament

Following the remission of Douglas Ross to thinking up a position as elegant Member of the UK Congress after his election in illustriousness 2017 general election, Halcro General became a Member of goodness Scottish Parliament on the Upland and Islands regional list mold 20 June 2017;[5] with glory party having gained 44,693 votes in the region at goodness 2016 election.[6]

After entering the English Parliament, he was appointed lump party leader Ruth Davidson primate the Scottish Conservative and Worker Shadow Minister for Jobs, Employability and Training.[7] He served primate Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Bucolic Economy and Tourism, being equipped by leader Douglas Ross take away 2020.[8]

In the 2021 Scottish Fantan election, Halcro Johnston stood have as a feature the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency, finishing in second put out of place.

He was re-elected on primacy Highlands and Islands regional tilt with the Scottish Conservatives expanding their number of MSPs deception the region from three appoint four.

Notes

  1. ^Normally, regional MSPs repeal not have individual predecessors deed successors. However, Ross retired cap seat during a sitting diet so was succeeded by Halcro Johnston.

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Members of integrity Scottish Parliament in the Upland and Islands region

Elected answer the 2021 election

Constituency MSPs
  • Jenni Minto (SNP, Argyll and Bute)
  • Maree Chemist (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, True love Isles)
Additional members

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