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Andrew Wilson was Deputy Chief Economist of the [[Royal Bank of Scotland Group]] (RBS).
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'''Andrew Wilson''' is a managing director and co-founder of [[Charlotte Street Partners]], a communications firm based in Edinburgh and London. He is a former communications and deputy chief economist at the [[Royal Bank of Scotland Group]] (RBS) and MSP for the [[Scottish National Party]].
  
Educated at St Andrews and Strathclyde Universities he was born and brought up in Lanarkshire.
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==Career==
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After graduating from university, Wilson began his career as a civil servant with the [[Government Economic Service]]. He then joined the headquarters team of the [[Scottish National Party]] as a research and economist and as director of business for Scotland through the 1997 general election and referendum.
  
*1993 to 1995, Andrew worked as an economist with the Government Economic Service,
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He then moved to the [[Royal Bank of Scotland]] as a business economist, before being elected as a Central Scotland member of the first Scottish Parliament in 1999. During his time in parliament, Wilson served as the shadow minister for finance, economy, transport and lifelong learning.
*the [[Scottish National Party]] (1995-1997),
 
*[[Royal Bank of Scotland]] (1997-1999).
 
*From 1999 to 2003 he was a Member of the Scottish Parliament and the Shadow Minister on first Finance, then Economy and Transport and finally Economy and Lifelong Learning. During this period he also wrote a weekly column in the [[Sunday Mail]] (Scotland’s largest selling newspaper) and contributed to a variety of other newspapers.
 
*From October 2003 to October 2005 he was Head of Group Media Relations with RBS.
 
  
He is a Trustee and Honorary Treasurer of The [[John Smith Memorial Trust]], a Fellow of the [[Chartered Institute of Bankers]], and Member of the [[Institute of Fiscal Studies]].
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In 2003 he held a number of posts at [[RBS Group]] including deputy chief economist and through the banking crisis as head of group communications.
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In 2012 he joined communications group [[WPP]].
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Wilson launched [[Charlotte Street Partners]] in 2014.<ref name="CSP"> Charlotte Street Partners [http://www.charlottestpartners.co.uk/people.html People], accessed 13 July 2015.</ref>
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==Affiliations==
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*The [[John Smith Memorial Trust]], trustee
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*[[Chartered Institute of Bankers Scotland]], fellow
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*[[Institute for Fiscal Studies]], member
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*[[Institute of Directors]], member
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*[[David Hume Institute]], member<ref name="CSP"/>
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==Education==
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Educated at St Andrews and Strathclyde Universities he was born and brought up in Lanarkshire.<ref name="CSP"/>
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==Family==
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*[[Lord Robertson]], father
  
 
==Notes==
 
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Andrew Wilson is a managing director and co-founder of Charlotte Street Partners, a communications firm based in Edinburgh and London. He is a former communications and deputy chief economist at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) and MSP for the Scottish National Party.

Career

After graduating from university, Wilson began his career as a civil servant with the Government Economic Service. He then joined the headquarters team of the Scottish National Party as a research and economist and as director of business for Scotland through the 1997 general election and referendum.

He then moved to the Royal Bank of Scotland as a business economist, before being elected as a Central Scotland member of the first Scottish Parliament in 1999. During his time in parliament, Wilson served as the shadow minister for finance, economy, transport and lifelong learning.

In 2003 he held a number of posts at RBS Group including deputy chief economist and through the banking crisis as head of group communications.

In 2012 he joined communications group WPP.

Wilson launched Charlotte Street Partners in 2014.[1]

Affiliations

Education

Educated at St Andrews and Strathclyde Universities he was born and brought up in Lanarkshire.[1]

Family

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Charlotte Street Partners People, accessed 13 July 2015.