Rachael Hamilton
Rachael Hamilton MSP |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland |
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Assumed office 6 May 2016 |
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Born | September 1970 |
Political party | Scottish Conservative Party |
Alma mater | Harper Adams University |
Rachael Georgina Hamilton (born September 1970) is a Scottish politician who is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Member of Scottish Parliament for the South Scotland region, elected in the Scottish Parliament election, 2016.[1]
In 2016 she stood for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate for the East Lothian constituency where she came third, then was elected from the regional list.
Background
Rachael grew up on the family farm in Herefordshire. She studied agriculture at Harper Adams University College in Shropshire and after graduating joined a graduate training programme to become an agronomist with Schering Agriculture.[2]
Hamilton is the Conservative spokesperson for tourism and small business in the Scottish Parliament.[3]
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