Jamie Halcro Johnston
{{Short description|Scottish Conservative politician}}
{{Use dmy dates |date=June 2017}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-suffix = MSP
| image = JamieHalcroJohnstonMSP.jpg
| imagesize = 220px
| caption = Official portrait, 2017
| office = Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Highlands and Islands
{{nobold|(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)}}
| term_start = 20 June 2017
| term_end =
| predecessor = Douglas Ross{{efn|Normally, regional MSPs do not have individual predecessors and successors. However, Ross retired his seat during a sitting parliament so was succeeded by Halcro Johnston.}}
| successor =
| office1 = Scottish Conservative portfolios
| suboffice1 = Shadow Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
| subterm1 = 2021–2024
| suboffice2 = Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Connectivity and the Islands
| subterm2 = 2024–present
| birth_name = Jamie Halcro Johnston
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|10|08}}
| birth_place = Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Conservative
| spouse =
| children =
| alma_mater = University of Exeter
| website = {{url|http://www.jamiehalcrojohnston.org.uk|Official website}}
}}
Jamie Halcro Johnston (born 8 October 1975) is a British politician who is a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands region since 2017. A member of the Scottish Conservative Party, he also serves as their Shadow Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise.
Background
Halcro Johnston was brought up at his family home in Orphir in Orkney{{cn|date=October 2022}}. His father, Hugh Halcro Johnston, previously served as Convener of Orkney Islands Council. His great-great uncle is Henry Halcro Johnston, a botanist, British Army Officer and Scotland rugby union international.{{cite web|title=Local MSP helps rekindle the 'Auld Alliance' against French Parliament|url=http://www.insidemoray.com/local-msp-helps-rekindle-the-auld-alliance-against-french-parliament/ |website=Inside Moray|accessdate=11 September 2018}}
Educated at Radley College, Halcro Johnston studied at Coventry University and the University of Exeter, where he received a BA (Hons) in Ancient History. He was previously employed by the Financial Times in London and, between 2003 and 2007, he worked as an adviser to a number of Scottish Conservative MSPs, before moving to a position at Holyrood magazine.{{cite web|title=Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP|url=https://www.highlandconservatives.co.uk/people/jamie-halcro-johnston|website=Highlands and Islands Conservatives|accessdate=11 September 2018}}{{cite web|title=Jamie Halcro Johnston – Careers and Employability|url=https://www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/research/alumni-profiles/jamiehalcro-johnston/|website=University of Exeter|accessdate=11 September 2018}}|{{cite web|title=About|url=https://www.jamiehalcrojohnston.org.uk/about-jamie-halcro-johnston|website=Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP website|accessdate=11 September 2018}}
Political career
Halcro Johnston stood for election to the Scottish Parliament in Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber in 2007 and then the Orkney constituency in 2011 and 2016. He also stood for UK Parliament in the Moray constituency in 2005 and the Orkney and Shetland seat in 2017.
=In the Scottish Parliament=
Following the resignation of Douglas Ross to take up a position as a Member of the UK Parliament after his election in the 2017 general election, Halcro Johnston became a Member of the Scottish Parliament on the Highlands and Islands regional list on 20 June 2017;{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/15343479.Tory_struggle_to_fill_MSP_vacancy_after_general_election_success/ |title=Tory struggle to fill MSP vacancy after general election success |first=Tom |last=Gordon |work=the Herald |date=13 June 2017 |accessdate=13 June 2017}} with the party having gained 44,693 votes in the region at the 2016 election.{{Cite news|title=Highlands and Islands – Scottish Parliament electoral region – Election 2016 – BBC News|language=en-GB|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/scotland-regions/S17000011|access-date=2021-03-12}}
After entering the Scottish Parliament, he was appointed by party leader Ruth Davidson as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Shadow Minister for Jobs, Employability and Training.{{cite news |url=https://www.holyrood.com/articles/news/ruth-davidson-unveils-reshuffled-scottish-tory-shadow-cabinet|title=Ruth Davidson unveils reshuffled Scottish Tory shadow cabinet
|first=Liam|last=Kirkaldy |work=Holyrood Magazine |date=28 June 2017|accessdate=11 September 2018}} He served as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism, being appointed by leader Douglas Ross in 2020.{{cite web|title=Halcro Johnston appointed to the Shadow Cabinet|url=https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2020/11/24/halcro-johnston-appointed-to-shadow-cabinet|website=www.shetlandtimes.co.uk|date=24 November 2020|accessdate=10 December 2020}}
In the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, Halcro Johnston stood in the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency, finishing in second place. He was re-elected on the Highlands and Islands regional list with the Scottish Conservatives increasing their number of MSPs in the region from three to four.
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:People educated at Radley College
Category:Members of the Scottish Parliament 2016–2021