ANGUS ROBERTSON

'Angus Robertson', born 28 September 1969, Wimbledon, London, England, is a politician in Scotland. He is the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Moray, Scotland, first elected in 2001. In May 2007, he was appointed as leader of the SNP group at Westminster ^[1], succeeding Alex Salmond.
He was born to a Scottish father and German mother, and was educated at Broughton High School, Edinburgh and the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, gaining a degree in politics and international relations.
Before his election in May 2001, he worked as a journalist, most notably as a central European diplomatic correspondent for the BBC.
He is the SNP's spokesman on Defence and International Relations, and has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. In 2004/05 Mr Robertson claimed on top of his wage as an MP over £160,000 in expenses[1], this was the third highest of any Westminster MP.
Mr. Robertson provided Swiss Senator Dick Marty a report containing what he calls 'a detailed report of numerous suspect movements of aircraft transiting through Scotland ^[2]. This report pertains to the American practice of Extraordinary Rendition.

Contents

References

External links

References

1. ''The Guardian''
2. ''The Guardian''

External links

★ Angus Robertson official site

★ epolitix.com - Angus Robertson MP

★ Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Angus Robertson MP

★ TheyWorkForYou.com - Angus Robertson MP

★ The Public Whip - Angus Robertson MP

★ BBC News - Angus Robertson profile 10 February, 2005