Hamish Watt (born 27 December 1925) is a Scottish politician, farmer and writer. The son of William Watt and Caroline Allan, he was educated at Keith Grammar School and at the University of St Andrews, and was involved in dairy and sheep farming and other business interests.
He contested Caithness and Sutherland as the Conservative candidate in 1966. He then switched to the Scottish National Party (SNP), contesting Banffshire in 1970. He was elected for the seat in the February 1974 general election, holding it until the 1979 election.[1] After a boundary change, he was unsuccessful SNP candidate for Moray in 1983. He was later a Regional and District Councillor with Moray District Council and Grampian Regional Council from 1985-90 (including serving as Chairman of the Grampian Education Committee from 1986-90). He was Rector of the University of Aberdeen from 1985-88, and was awarded an honorary LLD by the University in 1988. Recently he has been a newspaper columnist, after-dinner speaker and author.
His daughter Maureen Watt became an MSP in 2006.[2]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Wilfred Baker |
Member of Parliament for Banffshire February 1974–1979 |
Succeeded by David Myles |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Robert J. Perryment |
Rector of the University of Aberdeen 1985–1988 |
Succeeded by Willis Pickard |