Duncan Hamilton (politician)

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Duncan Hamilton (* 1973 in Troon ) is a Scottish lawyer, politician and member of the Scottish National Party . He attended Bearsden Academy and studied history and law at the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh . He also attended the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University .

Hamilton worked for the SNP chairman Michael Russell for some time . In the Scottish parliamentary elections in 1999 , Hamilton ran for the SNP in the constituency of Argyll and Bute , but received only the second highest number of votes behind the Liberal Democrat George Lyon . Hamilton was also on the SNP's regional electoral list for the Highlands and Islands electoral region and, as a result of the election results, moved into the newly created Scottish Parliament as one of seven regional candidates and the youngest member of parliament . Hamilton was considered one of the political hopes of the SNP. In February 2002 he announced that he would take part in the 2003 parliamentary electionsnot wanting to compete. As a justification he gave a lack of life experience, which distinguishes a good politician. For this reason, he wants to gain experience outside of politics first. At the end of the legislative period, Hamilton left parliament. In 2007 he became Political Advisor to First Minister Alex Salmond .

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  1. ↑ a b Biographical information
  2. ↑ the 1999 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  3. ↑ a b The telegraph: The lacklustre Holyrood to lose SNP's rising star
  4. ↑ the 1999 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  5. ^ BBC News: Advocate becomes Salmond adviser
personal data
SURNAME Hamilton, Duncan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Troon