Jamie Halcro-Johnston

MSP, Highlands & Islands Region
Follow Jamie Halcro-Johnston on Facebook at @JamieHalcroJohnstonConservative, on Twitter at @jhalcrojohnston and online at https://www.jamiehalcrojohnston.org.uk/ where you can see what he has been doing both in Holyrood and around the Region, and see all his planned Constituency Surgery dates and locations.

Jamie is a member of the following Committees in the Scottish Parliament:

Jamie is a member of the following Cross-Party Groups in the Scottish Parliament:

Comment on Shetland autonomy vote

Commenting on the vote of the Shetland Islands Council on self-determination for the islands, Highlands and Islands Conservative MSP Jami

Halcro Johnston pays tribute to Emergency Workers

Speaking on Emergency Services Workers day (Today, Wednesday 9th September), Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has paid tri

Halcro Johnston presses Finance Secretary on education funding

Shadow Education Minister Jamie Halcro Johnston has pressed the Scottish Government to ensure that Scotland’s universities and colleges h

“Be kind and be aware” on mental health

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has highlighted the importance of supporting friends and family with mental health issues

MSP highlights mental health challenges

A Highlands and Islands MSP has warned of a growing crisis in mental health.

Moray Council needs to “wake up” over damning education report – Halcro Johnston

Shadow Education Minister Jamie Halcro Johnston has said that Audit Scotland’s report on Moray Council’s performance must be a “wake-up”

Local politicians back “tree-mendous” conservation initiatives

Two local politicians are highlighting contrasting initiatives which are designed to promote tree planting at home and protect tropical r

Comment from Jamie Halcro Johnston on the publication of the GERS figures for 2019-20

“Once again, the Scottish Government’s own figures underline just how much Scotland benefits from being part of the United Kingdom and th

Halcro Johnston: UK scheme still supporting local jobs

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has hailed the latest figures for the UK Government’s Job Retention Scheme which show ove

Halcro Johnston backs Moray delivery charges campaign

A campaign by the Moray Citizens Advice Bureau to end disproportionate surcharging and non-delivery of parcels to households in Moray has

News

Decline in Teacher numbers in the Highlands and Islands continues

Tuesday, 17 December, 2019

Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has highlighted the continued decline in teacher numbers affecting the Highlands and Islands as revealed by Scottish Government figures.

Jamie Halcro Johnston challenges new Transport Secretary on Northern Isles’ RET commitment

Wednesday, 27 June, 2018

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has challenged the new Transport Secretary, Michael Matheson, to honour commitments made by the SNP on delivering cheaper fares on the Northern Isles ferry routes.

Edward Mountain

MSP, Highlands & Islands Region
Edward joined the Army after he left school and served for twelve years reaching the rank of Major. During his time in the Army he completed tours in Cyprus, Germany, Canada, Uganda, Spain and Eygpt.

Donald Cameron

MSP, Highlands & Islands Region
Originally from Achnacarry in Lochaber, Donald was educated at the University of Oxford, and graduated with a BA in Modern History (first class honours). He then worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC – a think-tank specialising in international relations.

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Contact Jamie

M2.18 The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh EH99 1SP

0131 348 6140

jamie.halcrojohnston.msp@parliament.scot
www.jamiehalcrojohnston.org.uk

About Jamie

Jamie was brought up in Orkney, where his family have lived and farmed for generations.

He graduated from the University of Exeter before working for the Financial Times in London and then moving into recruitment. Before 2007, he worked as an adviser at the Scottish Parliament to various Scottish Conservative MSPs and then moved to Holyrood magazine for almost ten years before taking a seat in Parliament on the Highlands and Islands list in June 2017.

Jamie has been an active campaigner including running the A9 dualling campaign, calling for improvements to transport and broadband infrastructure in the Highlands and Islands and being active in Better Together Orkney during the Scottish independence referendum, helping to secure the highest percentage No vote in Scotland.

Jamie previously stood for the Scottish Parliament in Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber in 2007 and then the Orkney constituency in 2011 and 2016, before competing for the Orkney and Shetland seat in the UK general election in 2017.

Jamie's recent contributions in the Scottish Parliament

https://www.jamiehalcrojohnston.org.uk/scottish-parliament