John Lamont (Scottish politician)

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John Lamont (b. 15 April 1976) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Roxburgh and Berwickshire since 2007. He won the Parliamentary constituency of Roxburgh & Berwickshire in May 2007 with a swing of 9.4% from the Liberal Democrats. He is the Scottish Conservative Shadow Minister for Community Safety.

Lamont was educated at Kilwinning Academy and studied law at the University of Glasgow. He worked as a solicitor as well as becoming involved in local politics, becoming the chairman of his local Conservative association and was the Conservative candidate for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk at the 2005 UK General Election.

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• About John John Lamont's website
• John Lamont MSP Biography Biography at Scottish Conservatives website
• John Lamont MSP Scottish Parliament biography

Scottish Parliament
Preceded by Euan Robson	Member of the Scottish Parliament for Roxburgh and Berwickshire 2007 – present	Incumbent

v • d • e Scottish Conservative Party MSPs Elected in the 2007 election Bill Aitken · Ted Brocklebank · Gavin Brown · Derek Brownlee · Jackson Carlaw · Alex Fergusson (Presiding Officer) · Annabel Goldie · John Lamont · Murdo Fraser · Alex Johnstone · Nanette Milne · Margaret Mitchell · Jamie McGrigor · David McLetchie · Mary Scanlon · John Scott · Elizabeth Smith

v • d • e      Members of the Scottish Parliament in the South of Scotland region Elected in the 2007 election Labour (5 seats), SNP (5 seats), Conservative (4 seats), Lib Dems (2 seats) Constituency MSPs John Scott (Con, Ayr) • Cathy Jamieson (Lab, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) • Karen Gillon (Lab, Clydesdale) • Irene Oldfather (Lab, Cunninghame South) • Elaine Murray (Lab, Dumfries) • Iain Gray (Lab, East Lothian) • Alex Fergusson (Presiding Officer, Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) • John Lamont (Con, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) • Jeremy Purvis (Lib Dem, Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) Additional Members Derek Brownlee (Con) • Aileen Campbell (SNP) • Christine Grahame (SNP) • Jim Hume (Lib Dem) • Adam Ingram (SNP) • Alasdair Morgan (SNP) • Mike Russell (SNP)