Angus Robertson

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Angus Robertson MP
Angus Robertson
Member of Parliament
for Moray
Incumbent
Assumed office 
2001
Preceded by Margaret Ewing
Majority 5,676 (14.6%)
Born September 28, 1969 (1969-09-28) (age 38)
Wimbledon,England
Political party Scottish National Party

Angus Robertson (born 28 September 1969, Wimbledon, London, England) is a Scottish National Party politician. In 2001, he was first elected as Member of Parliament for Moray in the north of Scotland. In May 2007, he was appointed as leader of the SNP group in the British House of Commons [1], succeeding Alex Salmond.

He was born to a Scottish father and German mother, and was educated at Broughton High School, Edinburgh and the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, gaining a degree in politics and international relations.

Before his election in May 2001, he worked as a journalist, most notably as a central European diplomatic correspondent for the BBC.

He is the SNP's spokesman on Defence and International Relations, and has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. In 2004/05 Mr Robertson claimed on top of his wage as an MP over £160,000 in expenses[1], this was the third highest of any Westminster MP.

Mr. Robertson provided Swiss Senator Dick Marty a report containing what he calls 'a detailed report of numerous suspect movements of aircraft transiting through Scotland [2]. This report pertains to the American practice of Extraordinary Rendition.


[edit] References

  1. ^ The Guardian
  2. ^ The Guardian

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Elected in the 2005 election
Stewart Hosie · Angus MacNeil · Angus Robertson · Alex Salmond · Michael Weir · Pete Wishart


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