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| − | [[Hugh Robertson]] | + | ''Hugh Robertson'' was the [[Conservative Party]] member of Parliament (MP) for Faversham and Mid Kent from 2001 to 2015. |
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| + | Robertson announced in January 2015 he would not be standing in the 2015 general election as he wanted to pursue a career outside of Westminster.<ref> BBC News [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30824449 Hugh Robertson, former Conservative minister, to stand down], 15 January 2015, accessed 21 May 2015.</ref> He was replaced by [[Helen Whately]], who held the seat.<ref> BBC News [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000700 Faversham and Mid Kent], accessed 21 May 2015.</ref> | ||
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| + | He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Sport and the Olympics) from 2010 to 2012, when he was promoted to Minister of State in the same department.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/Hugh-Robertson/1415 Rt Hon Hugh Robertson], www.parliament.uk, accessed 7 October 2013.</ref> In the October 2013 reshuffle he moved to the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]].<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-7-october-2013 Ministerial appointments: 7 October 2013], Prime Minister's Office, 7 October 2013.</ref> He left the Government in July 2014.<ref name="BBCReshuffle>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28303854 Reshuffle at-a-glance: In, out and moved about], BBC News, 15 July 2014.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:58, 21 May 2015
Hugh Robertson was the Conservative Party member of Parliament (MP) for Faversham and Mid Kent from 2001 to 2015.
Robertson announced in January 2015 he would not be standing in the 2015 general election as he wanted to pursue a career outside of Westminster.[1] He was replaced by Helen Whately, who held the seat.[2]
Parliamentary roles
He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Sport and the Olympics) from 2010 to 2012, when he was promoted to Minister of State in the same department.[3] In the October 2013 reshuffle he moved to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[4] He left the Government in July 2014.[5]
Notes
- ↑ BBC News Hugh Robertson, former Conservative minister, to stand down, 15 January 2015, accessed 21 May 2015.
- ↑ BBC News Faversham and Mid Kent, accessed 21 May 2015.
- ↑ Rt Hon Hugh Robertson, www.parliament.uk, accessed 7 October 2013.
- ↑ Ministerial appointments: 7 October 2013, Prime Minister's Office, 7 October 2013.
- ↑ Reshuffle at-a-glance: In, out and moved about, BBC News, 15 July 2014.
