Rachael Hamilton
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Rachael Hamilton MSP |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire |
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Assumed office 10 June 2017 |
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| Preceded by | John Lamont |
| Majority | 9,338 (24.2%) |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland |
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In office 6 May 2016 – 3 May 2017 |
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| Succeeded by | Michelle Ballantyne |
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| Born | September 1970 Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Scottish Conservative Party |
| Alma mater | Harper Adams University |
| Occupation | Hotelier |
Rachael Georgina Hamilton (born September 1970) is a British politician who is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Member of Scottish Parliament for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire having been elected in a by-election in June 2017. Previously she was a list MSP for the South Scotland region, elected in the Scottish Parliament election, 2016.
Hamilton grew up on the family farm in Herefordshire. She studied agriculture at Harper Adams University College in Shropshire and after graduating joined a graduate training programme to become an agronomist with Schering Agriculture.
In 2016 she stood for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate for the East Lothian constituency where she came third, then was elected from the South Scotland regional list.
Hamilton is the Conservative spokesperson for tourism and small business in the Scottish Parliament. She sits on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee and also the European and External Relations Committee in the Scottish Parliament.
Hamilton resigned her list seat in order to contest the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire by-election, 2017 on 8 June. She won the by-election with a majority of over 9,000.
Hamilton advocates the removal of the minimum wage and exclaims that business should decide what their workers are paid, not government.
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