Angus Robertson

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Angus Robertson (2001)

Angus Struan Carolus Robertson (born September 28, 1969 in Wimbledon, London ) is a Scottish politician of the Scottish National Party (SNP). From October 2016 to February 2018 he was deputy SNP party chairman.

biography

Angus Robertson was born in the London borough of Wimbledon to a father from Scotland and a German mother. The father was an engineer working in London, the mother a nurse from Berlin. He grew up in Edinburgh , where he attended Broughton High School . He then studied at the University of Aberdeen Politics and International Relations ( Politics and International Relations ). He completed his studies with an MA . Robertson became politically active at the age of 15 when he joined the youth organization of the SNP. At that time there was resistance to Margaret Thatcher's policies .

After graduating, Robertson worked as a journalist and correspondent, including for the BBC and ORF . During this time he lived in Austria for 10 years. In 1999 he returned to Scotland where he ran unsuccessfully for the SNP in the general election in Scotland in 1999 . In the 2001 general election , he was nominated as an SNP candidate in the Moray constituency, elected with 30.3% and won the constituency in the subsequent general election in 2005 (36.6%), 2010 (39.7%) and 2015 (49.5 %) %) win again. Robertson led the SNP's election campaigns ahead of the Scottish general elections in 2007 and 2011, and in 2014 the SNP's campaign for the independence referendum in Scotland .

After Alex Salmond was elected First Minister in Scotland in 2007, Robertson succeeded him as the SNP parliamentary group leader in Westminster Parliament.

Even after Alex Salmond moved back to Westminster from Scotland after the 2015 election, Robertson continued to be group leader of the SNP. In September 2015, Robertson became a member of the Privy Council .

Politically, Roberton represents the well-known positions of the SNP, in particular the support for Scotland's independence, but rejects the characterization as a “Scottish nationalist”. Like many Scots, he has a regional and at the same time a European identity.

On October 13, 2016, he was elected Deputy Chairman of the SNP to succeed Stewart Hosie, who resigned as a result of a private affair . With a loss of votes, Robertson was defeated by the conservative Douglas Ross in the early general election in 2017 and subsequently left the House of Commons.

Personal

Robertson speaks fluent German and is therefore often used by the German-speaking media as a contact person for Scottish questions. He is married to Carron Anderson who works in his House of Representatives in Westminster. In a letter to the German ZAW in 2009, Robertson complained that the Scots in Germany were often associated with greed (Mäc Geiz, Mc Paper, Mc Fit etc., typically always with advertising in tartan outfits). These disparaging attributions, repeated over and over again, would rewarm old, long outdated prejudices and bordered on racism.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b AAngus Robertson steps down as SNP deputy leader. BBC News, February 3, 2018, accessed April 19, 2018 .
  2. ^ A b c Brian McIver: Leader of SNP in Westminster on why he's working to put himself out of a job. Daily Record, July 14, 2012, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  3. ^ Angus Robertson. Retrieved May 13, 2015 from A. Robertson's website.
  4. ^ David Leask: As Others See Us: The View from Germany. Herald Scotland, June 6, 2012, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  5. ↑ 'Victory man' takes reins of campaign for independence SNP fires the starting gun for vote on independence. The Scotsman, June 4, 2011, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  6. ^ Salmond gives personal assurance he will not seek SNP's Westminster leadership. Herald Scotland, March 31, 2015, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Privy Council appointments: September 2015. Prime Minister's Office, September 10, 2015, accessed on March 11, 2016 .
  8. ^ Simon Johnson: Angus Robertson: Independent Scotland 'more integrated' with Europe. June 19, 2012, accessed May 13, 2015 .
  9. ↑ Results of the general election in 2015 and 2017
  10. ↑ Angus Robertson (SNP) ZIB 2, Aug. 20, 2014. Accessed on May 13, 2014 (interview with Angus Robertson on ORF before the 2014 referendum, YouTube video).
  11. ↑ The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 2. House of Commons, January 24, 2011, accessed on May 14, 2015 .
  12. ^ Scots complain about "offensive" German advertising. Deutsche Welle, November 2, 2009, accessed on May 13, 2015 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Robertson, Angus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Robertson, Angus Struan Carolus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician (SNP), member of the House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Wimbledon (London) , England