John Robertson (politician)

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John Robertson

John Robertson was elected Labour MP for Glasgow Anniesland, as it was then called – where he was born and grew up – in a by-election in 2000 following the death of former First Minister Donald Dewar, who he had been election agent for.[1]

Commons Career

  • Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Kim Howells as Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2005-[2]
  • Parliamentary Private Secretary to Yvette Cooper Chief Secretary to the Treasury (2008-2010) [1]

Commons Select Committees

Member: Scottish Affairs 2001-05, European Scrutiny 2003-05

Current Posts

  • Chair All-Party Telecommunications Group 2002-;
  • Vice-chair All-Party Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Group 2002-;
  • Treasurer All-Party Scottish Football Group 2003-;
  • Secretary All-Party Smoking and Health Group 2003-;
  • Chair All-Party: Music Group 2005-

All party groups (office-holding)

Chair Telecommunications Group 2002-; Vice-chair Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Group 2002-; Treasurer Scottish Football Group 2003-; Secretary Smoking and Health Group 2003-; Chair: Music Group 2005-, Nuclear Energy Group 2005-, Nigeria Group 2005-

Register of members' interests

Trips to Nigeria

  • 4-7 May 2008, to Washington DC, as chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nigeria, to consult with US policy and law makers on Nigeria. Flights, accommodation and other costs were met by Chatham House. (Registered 6 June 2008)
  • 30 November-2 December 2007, to Nigeria as chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nigeria, to speak at the Nigeria Leadership Initiative first Christopher Kolade Symposium on Public Service. Flights, accommodation and other costs were met by the Nigeria Leadership Initiative. (Registered 13 December 2007)
  • 30 November-6 December 2008, to Nigeria as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nigeria, on a fact-finding and relationship building visit. Costs of the visit including flights and accommodation were met by Virgin Nigeria Airways and Shell International. (Registered 15 December 2008)

Israel and Palestine

Nuclear freebies

Affiliations

References