Dean Lockhart

Dean Lockhart MSP is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region since the election in May 2016. He is the Scottish Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, Europe and External Affairs.

Dean Lockhart

MSP
Lockhart in 2016
Scottish Conservative Spokesperson for the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs
Assumed office
11 August 2020
LeaderDouglas Ross
Preceded byMurdo Fraser
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Mid Scotland and Fife
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
Assumed office
6 May 2016
Personal details
Political partyScottish Conservative Party
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
OccupationPolitician, Solicitor, Finance, Journalist
Websitewww.deanlockhart.com

Career

Born in Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Lockhart attended his local primary and secondary schools before graduating from the University of Glasgow with a first class degree in Law.

After graduating, Lockhart worked in the City of London for 7 years, first as a financial journalist and then at a leading global law firm and separately at a leading global financial institution. He then moved to Asia and worked with businesses across Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, China and India.[1] He spent a year at the British Embassy in Manila acting as First Commercial Secretary, promoting British business interests in the Philippines and South East Asia. In 2001, he was elected as a partner at global law firm Linklaters, at that time becoming one of the youngest partners at the firm. He also acted as Head of Business Development across Asia for Linklaters with responsibility for business development, client strategy and Asia-wide country plans.[2]

Scottish Parliament

In 2016, Lockhart stood for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate for Stirling where he came second, then was appointed from the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list.[3]

Lockhart is the Scottish Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, Europe and External Affairs [4] He also sits on the Finance and Constitution and the Culture, Europe and External Affairs Committees in the Scottish Parliament[5] Mr Lockhart is also the Convenor of the Cross Party Group (CPG) on Japan.[6] Dean is also the Convenor of the Cross Party Group (CPG) on China, Cross Party Group (CPG) on Japan and the Convenor of the Cross Party Group (CPG) on USA.[7]

References
  1. https://www.deanlockhart.com/about/
  2. https://www.carrawaygroup.com/news/linklaters-asia-partnership-slims-down-further-as-three-partners-retire/10413/
  3. "Election 2016: Mid Scotland and Fife. Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
  4. {{cite web|title=Scottish Conservative appointments for new parliamentary term|url=https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2020/02/ballantyne-dropped-as-carlaw-unveils-team-to-take-on-snp/
  5. "Membership". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. https://www.parliament.scot/msps/japan.aspx
  7. https://www.parliament.scot/msps/china.aspx
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