Raymond Robertson (politician)

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Raymond Scott Robertson (born 11 December 1959 in Hamilton, Scotland) and was educated at Glasgow University, graduating Master of Arts with Honours in Modern History and Politics. During the 1980s he taught Modern Studies at Dumbarton Academy. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1992 until 1997, representing Aberdeen South, and Minister for Education, Housing, Fisheries and Sport at the Scottish Office from 1995 to 1997.

After losing the Aberdeen South seat to Labour's Anne Begg at the 1997 general election, he became Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Chairman. In 2001, he resigned after unsuccessfully contesting the Eastwood constituency at the 2001 general election and the subsequent resignation of William Hague MP, the then Conservative Party leader.

He is a founding director of Halogen Communications Ltd, a successful political and Public Relations consultancy with offices in Edinburgh and Washington DC.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Raymond Robertson
Halogen Communications Ltd

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Frank Doran	Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South 1992–1997	Succeeded by Anne Begg
Political offices
Preceded by Michael Hirst	Chairman of Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 1997–2001	Succeeded by David Mitchell

Persondata
Name	Robertson, Raymond
Alternative names	Robertson, Raymond Scott (full name)
Short description	Scottish politician
Date of birth	11 December 1959
Place of birth	Hamilton, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death

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