Richard Lochhead
Richard Lochhead (born May 24, 1969 in Paisley ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). He is married with two sons and lives in Elgin .
Life
Lochhead attended Williamson High School in Glasgow and earned an HNC in Economics from Glasgow Central College of Commerce . He then studied politics at the University of Stirling and graduated with a bachelor's degree . Between 1994 and 1998 he worked for the then House of Commons and later First Minister Alex Salmond .
Political career
Lochhead first appeared in the 1999 general election to national elections. He ran in the constituency of Aberdeen Central , but could not win the direct mandate against the Labor candidate Lewis MacDonald . However, since Lochhead was also placed on the SNP's regional electoral list for the electoral region of North East Scotland , he succeeded in entering the newly created Scottish Parliament as one of seven list candidates for the electoral region. In the 2003 general election , Lochhead once again missed Aberdeen Central's direct mandate, but defended his list mandate for North East Scotland.
On March 21, 2006, the member of the Moray constituency , Margaret Ewing , died, which is why by-elections were held in this constituency on April 27, 2006. In order to run for this election, Lochhead gave back his mandate, which was taken over by his party colleague Maureen Watt until the end of the legislature . In the by-election, Lochhead received the largest share of the vote and thus won the direct mandate of the constituency. He defended his mandate in the following parliamentary elections in 2007 and 2011 . Lochhead has been Minister for Environment and Rural Affairs since 2007.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information from the Scottish Parliament ( memento of the original from January 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Information from the SNP
- ^ Biographical information
- ↑ Results of the general election 1999 on the Scottish Parliament website
- ↑ Results of the general election 1999 on the Scottish Parliament website
- ^ Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website
- ^ Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website
- ^ The Guardian: Margaret Ewing
- ↑ Entry on alba.org.uk ( Memento from September 25, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Results of the by-elections in the Moray constituency in 2006 ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
- ↑ Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
- ↑ Information from the Scottish Government
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lochhead, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paisley |