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Rob Gibson

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Robert McKay Gibson(born 10 October 1945) is aScottish National Party(SNP) politician. He was aMember of the Scottish Parliament(MSP) from 2003 until 2016, first as aHighlands and Islandsregional member from 2003 until 2011, then representing theCaithness, Sutherland and Rossconstituency from 2011 until 2016.

Rob Gibson
Gibson in 2011
Convener of theRural Affairs, Environment and Climate Change Committee
In office
15 June 2011 – 23 March 2016
Presiding OfficerTricia Marwick
Preceded byMaureen Watt
Succeeded byGraeme Dey
Member of the Scottish Parliament
forCaithness, Sutherland and Ross
In office
5 May 2011 – 24 March 2016
Preceded byJamie Stone
Succeeded byGail Ross
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Highlands and Islands
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
1 May 2003 – 5 May 2011
Personal details
Born(1945-10-10)10 October 1945(age 79)
Glasgow,Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
Domestic partnerEleanor Scott
Alma materUniversity of Dundee
ProfessionTeacher
Websitehttp:// robgibson.org/

Early life

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Gibson was born in Glasgow on 10 October 1945. He was educated at theUniversity of Dundee,where he headed the SNP student wing, theFederation of Student Nationalists.He was a district councillor inRoss and Cromartyand worked as a senior secondary school teacher in Alness and Invergordon before taking early retirement in 1995.[1]

Political career

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Gibson stood as SNP candidate for theInvernessseat in theFebruary 1974 United Kingdom general election.[2]In the early 1980s, he was a member of the SNP79 Group.He stood as a candidate forRoss, Cromarty and Skyein1987and again in1992.[2]

Gibson was first elected to theScottish Parliamentin the2003 electionfrom the Highlands and Islands regional list,[3]and was re-elected for this region in 2007.[4]

During thefourth Scottish Parliament,he was the Convener of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee.[5]

In 2012, the Scottish Renewables Green Energy Awards named him theirPolitician of the Year.[6]

In May 2015 he announced that he would not stand for re-election in the2016 Scottish Parliament election.[2]

Personal life

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His partner is the former Highlands and Islands MSP,Eleanor Scott,of theScottish Greens;they have two children, a son and a daughter.[7]

Gibson is also a musician and an author, and has written several books about Highland history and emigration. These includePlaids and Bandanas,The Highland Clearances TrailandHighland Cowboys.[8]

Bibliography

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  • The Promised Land?,Strollamus Crofers Defence Committee, January 1974
  • Left, Right, Left, Right...?,in Burnett, Ray (ed.),Calgacus1, Winter 1975, pp. 14–16,ISSN0307-2029
  • Cymraeg – a startling revival,Dafydd IwanandArfon Gwilyminterviewed by Rob Gibson, in Burnett, Ray (ed.),Calgacus3, Spring 1976, pp. 18–21,ISSN0307-2029
  • review ofThe Break-up of BritainbyTom Nairn,in Easton, Norman (ed.),Crann-TàraNo. 1, Winter 1977, pp. 14 & 15
  • It's Scotland's Soil,in Easton, Norman (ed.),Crann-TàraNo. 2, Spring 1978, pp. 8 & 9
  • A Case for Producer Co-ops?,in Easton, Norman (ed.),Crann-TàraNo. 7, Summer 1979, pp. 3 & 14
  • Land to the People,79 Group News,October 1981, Glasgow
  • Community Control: For Scottish Industry,in Dunn, Ian (ed.),Radical ScotlandSummer '82, p. 21,ISSN0262-6993
  • Mightier than a Landlord,in Lawson, Alan (ed.),Radical ScotlandFeb/Mar 1990, pp. 22 & 23,ISSN0262-6993
  • Toppling theDuke:Outrage onBen Bhraggie?,Highland Heritage Books, 1996,ISBN9780950988252
  • contribution on Scottish National Party policies toWhose Party Line is it Anyway? General Election 1997,in Grant, Karen (ed.),Reforesting Scotland,Spring 1997,pp. 7–10,ISSN0969-1367
  • "The Battle to Save theArran Whitebeam,in Meikle, Mandy (ed.),Reforesting Scotland31, Spring 2004, pp. 35 & 36,ISSN0969-1367
  • TheHighland ClearancesTrail,Luath Press, 2007,ISBN9781905222100
  • Reclaiming Our Land,Highland Heritage Educational Trust, 2020,ISBN978-1-5272-8181-3

References

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  1. ^"People of Today: Rob McKay Gibson".Debrett's.Retrieved11 May2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^abc"SNP MSP becomes the second to depart ahead of next year's Holyrood elections".Sunday Herald.24 May 2015.Retrieved14 November2018.
  3. ^"Previous MSPs: Session 2 (2003–2007): Rob Gibson".Scottish Parliament.Retrieved14 November2018.
  4. ^"Previous MSPs: Session 3 (2007–2011): Rob Gibson".Scottish Parliament.Retrieved14 November2018.
  5. ^"Previous MSPs: Session 4 (2011–2016): Rob Gibson".Scottish Parliament.Retrieved14 November2018.
  6. ^"Green Winger".Holyrood.12 June 2014.Retrieved14 November2018.
  7. ^Scott, Eleanor Roberta.Who's who. Oxford University Press. 2018.doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.4000255.ISBN978-0-19-954088-4.
  8. ^"The Wild Drovers".The Herald.12 January 2007.Retrieved14 November2018.
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