Duncan Hamilton (politician)
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Duncan Hamilton (born 1973 in Troon) is a Scottish politician. He was a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands region from 1999 to 2003.
In the 1999 election he stood as a constituency candidate in Argyll and Bute, where he finished second behind Liberal Democrat George Lyon. Upon his election in 1999 he was the youngest Member of the Scottish Parliament. In Holyrood he was a shadow deputy spokesman for the SNP.
He decided not to stand for election in 2003 to pursue a career in law. He has since criticised the quality of the legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament. He writes a column for The Scotsman newspaper.
In 2007 Hamilton was appointed as a political advisor to First Minister Alex Salmond. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Advocate becomes Salmond adviser, BBC News, May 30 2007
[edit] External links
- Duncan Hamilton MSP biography at the Scottish Parliament website
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