Hugh Robertson
Sir 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]
After being approved by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments in January 2015, after the election Robertson took up a role as the head of the London office and director of international relations at Falcon and Associates.
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]
Life after parliament
Robertson's role with Falcon and Associates was approved by ACOBA subject to the conditions that 'for two years from his last day in ministerial office he should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of Falcon and Associates or its clients'; and 'he should not draw on any privileged information available to him from his time in Government'.[6]
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.
- ↑ Gov.UK Summary of business appointments applications - Sir Hugh Robertson, 27 May 2015, accessed 15 June 2015.
