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Biography
Rachael Georgina Hamilton (born 9 September 1970) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician serving as Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP)for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire since 2017. Hamilton is the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism.
She was previously a list MSP for the South Scotland region, elected in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.
Background
Hamilton grew up on the family farm in Herefordshire. She studied agriculture at Harper Adams University College in Shropshire and after graduating joined a graduate training programme to become an agronomist with Schering Agriculture.
Politics
In 2016 Hamilton stood for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate for the East Lothian constituency where she came third, then was elected from the South Scotland regional list.
Hamilton resigned her list seat in order to contest the 2017 Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire by-election on 8 June. She won the by-election with a majority of over 9,000.
Hamilton is shadow cabinet secretary for culture and tourism in the Scottish Parliament. She sits on the public petitionsCommittee in the Scottish Parliament.
Hamilton became Co-chair of Jackson Carlaw's leadership Campaign along with Liam Kerr.
