Duncan Hamilton (politician)
| Duncan Hamilton | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 31 March 2003 |
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| Born | 1973 (age 43–44) Irvine, Ayrshire |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Duncan Hamilton (born 1973 in Troon) is a Scottish lawyer and politician. He was a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands region from 1999 to 2003.
He writes a column for The Scotsman newspaper.
Hamilton attended Glasgow University, obtaining a first class MA in Modern History before attaining a LL.B at Edinburgh University. He also attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
In 1994, he won the World Debating Championship.
He worked briefly for Procter & Gamble before becoming Assistant to SNP Leader, Alex Salmond and then to the SNP Chief Executive, Michael Russell.
In the 1999 election he stood as a constituency candidate in Argyll and Bute, where he finished second behind Liberal Democrat George Lyon achieving the largest swing from the Liberal Democrats to the SNP.
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