Jamie Halcro Johnston (nacido el 8 de octubre de 1975) es un político británico que es miembro del Parlamento de Escocia (MSP) para la región de Highlands and Islands desde 2017. Miembro del Partido Conservador de Escocia , se desempeña en su gabinete en la sombra como portavoz de Economía rural y turismo por líder, Douglas Ross desde 2020. [1]
Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP | |
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Portavoz conservador escocés para la economía rural y el turismo | |
Asunción del cargo 23 de noviembre de 2020 | |
Líder | Douglas Ross |
Precedido por | Oliver Mundell |
Miembro del Parlamento escocés para Highlands and Islands (1 de 7 MSP regionales) | |
Asumió el cargo el 20 de junio de 2017 | |
Precedido por | Douglas Ross [n. 1] |
Detalles personales | |
Nació | Jamie Halcro Johnston 8 de octubre de 1975 Oxford , Oxfordshire , Inglaterra |
Partido político | Conservador |
alma mater | Universidad de Exeter |
Sitio web | Página web oficial |
Fondo
Halcro Johnston was brought up at his family home in Orphir in Orkney. His father, Hugh Halcro Johnston, previously served as Convener of Orkney Islands Council. His great-great uncle is Henry Halcro Johnston, a botanist, British Army Officer and Scotland rugby union international.[2]
Educated at Radley College, Halcro Johnston studied at Coventry University and the University of Exeter, where he received a BA (Hons) in Ancient History. He was previously employed by the Financial Times in London and, between 2003 and 2007, he worked as an adviser to a number of Scottish Conservative MSPs, before moving to a position at Holyrood magazine.[3][4][5]
Carrera política
Halcro Johnston stood for election to the Scottish Parliament in Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber in 2007 and then the Orkney constituency in 2011 and 2016. He also stood for UK Parliament in the Moray constituency in 2005 and the Orkney and Shetland seat in 2017. Following the resignation of Douglas Ross to take up a position as a Member of the UK Parliament after his election in the 2017 general election, Halcro Johnston became a Member of the Scottish Parliament on the Highlands and Islands regional list on 20 June 2017;[6] with the party having gained 44,693 votes in the region at the 2016 election.[7]
After entering the Scottish Parliament, he was appointed by party leader Ruth Davidson as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Shadow Minister for Jobs, Employability and Training.[8]
Halcro Johnston is member of the Scottish Parliament's Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee and the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. He is also a substitute member of the Finance and Constitution Committee.[9]
Notas
- ^ Normally, regional MSPs do not have individual predecessors and successors. However, Ross retired his seat during a sitting parliament so was succeeded by Halcro Johnston.
Referencias
- ^ "Halcro Johnston appointed to the Shadow Cabinet". www.shetlandtimes.co.uk. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Local MSP helps rekindle the 'Auld Alliance' against French Parliament". Inside Moray. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP". Highlands and Islands Conservatives. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Jamie Halcro Johnston – Careers and Employability". University of Exeter. Retrieved 11 September 2018.|
- ^ "About". Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP website. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ Gordon, Tom (13 June 2017). "Tory struggle to fill MSP vacancy after general election success". the Herald. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Highlands and Islands – Scottish Parliament electoral region – Election 2016 – BBC News". Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Kirkaldy, Liam (28 June 2017). "Ruth Davidson unveils reshuffled Scottish Tory shadow cabinet". Holyrood Magazine. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP". www.parliament.scot. 19 June 2017.
enlaces externos
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Jamie Halcro Johnston