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Rachael Hamilton
Rachael Hamilton | |
|---|---|
 Hamilton in 2019 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party | |
| Assumed office 28 September 2024 | |
| Leader | Russell Findlay |
| Preceded by | Meghan Gallacher |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | John Lamont |
| Majority | 6,863 (19.0%) |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland (1 of 7 regional MSPs) | |
| In office 6 May 2016 – 2 May 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Ballantyne[a] |
| Scottish Conservative Shadow portfolios | |
| Leader | Douglas Ross |
| 2021–2024 | Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands |
| 2020–2021 | Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rachael Georgina Hamilton 1970 (age 54–55) Brecon, Wales, UK |
| Political party | Scottish Conservatives |
| Alma mater | Harper Adams University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Rachael Georgina Hamilton (born 1970) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician, who has served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire since 2017.
Hamilton has served as the Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism and for Social Security and Older People. She was previously a list MSP for the South Scotland region, elected in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.[1] She was elected as constituency MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire at a 2017 by-election.
She is a director of the Buccleuch Arms Hotel in St Boswells.[2]
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- ^ "Rachael Hamilton wins Scottish Parliament by-election". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Borders MSP Hamilton hits back at calls for her dismissal". Border Telegraph. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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