Hamish Watt
| Hamish Watt | |
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| Member of Parliament for Banffshire |
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In office 28 February 1974 – 3 May 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Wilfred Baker |
| Succeeded by | David Myles |
| Majority | 1,851 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 December 1925 Keith, Scotland |
| Died | 12 April 2014 (aged 88) Portgordon, Moray, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Children | Maureen Watt |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
| Profession | Farmer |
Hamish Watt (27 December 1925 – 12 April 2014) was a Scottish politician, farmer and writer. He was the SNP MP for Banffshire 1974–1979 and was later Rector of the University of Aberdeen and a Councillor.
He was born on 27 December 1925 in Keith, Scotland. The son of William Watt and Caroline Allan, he was educated at Keith Grammar School and at the University of St Andrews. and was involved in dairy and sheep farming and other business interests.
He contested Caithness and Sutherland as the Conservative candidate in 1966. He then switched to the Scottish National Party (SNP), contesting Banffshire in 1970.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Banffshire seat in the Feb 1974 general election, holding it until the 1979 election. He was one of 11 SNP MPs elected in 1974. In October, he was announced as the SNP's spokesperson on agriculture and fisheries. Later in this parliamentary session he spent two years as the party's chief whip. After a boundary change, he was unsuccessful SNP candidate for Moray in 1983.
He was later a Regional and District Councillor with Moray District Council and Grampian Regional Council from 1985–90 (including serving as Chairman of the Grampian Education Committee from 1986–90). He sought reselection as a SNP candidate in the Grampian region, but was turned down by the party.
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