Raymond Robertson (politician)
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Raymond Scott Robertson 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.
Modern Studies
Modern Studies is a subject unique to the Scottish secondary school curriculum , that is concerned with the study of local, national and international issues from a social, political and economic perspective...
at Dumbarton Academy. He was a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) from 1992 until 1997, representing Aberdeen South
Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberdeen South is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, and Minister for Education, Housing, Fisheries and Sport at the Scottish Office
Scottish Office
The Scottish Office was a department of the United Kingdom Government from 1885 until 1999, exercising a wide range of government functions in relation to Scotland under the control of the Secretary of State for Scotland...
from 1995 to 1997.
After losing the Aberdeen South seat to Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
's Anne Begg
Anne Begg
Dame Anne Begg, DBE is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South since 1997...
at the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
, he became Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party is the part of the British Conservative Party that operates in Scotland. Like the UK party, it has a centre-right political philosophy which promotes conservatism and strong British Unionism...
Chairman. In 2001, he resigned after unsuccessfully contesting the Eastwood
Eastwood (UK Parliament constituency)
Eastwood was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
constituency at the 2001 general election and the subsequent resignation of William Hague
William Hague
William Jefferson Hague is the British Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State. He served as Leader of the Conservative Party from June 1997 to September 2001...
MP, the then Conservative Party leader.
He is a founding director of Halogen Communications
Halogen Communications
Halogen Communications is an independent communications consultancy based in Edinburgh, Scotland with an international office in Washington, D.C...
Ltd, a successful political and Public Relations
Public relations
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consultancy with offices in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
and Washington DC.