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Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
MSP
About James Born in 1942, James has MA (Hons) in LLB. He was a Captain in the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve. He is married and has four sons. James's Experience Lord James Douglas-Hamilton is Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothians.
He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliamentary Bureau and a Member of the
Standards Committee. Contact James Phone: 0131 348 5661 Educ Eton, Balliol Coll Oxford (Boxing Blue 1961, Pres Oxford U C Assoc 1963 and Union 1964, MA) and Edinburgh U (LLB); Capt (RARO) Cameronians Co 2nd Bn Lowlands Vols TA, Hon A/Cdre No 2 (City of Edinburgh) Maritime HQ Unit 1994–; advocate 1968, memb Murrayfield-Cramond Cncl Edinburgh 1972, MP (C) Edinburgh West 1974–97, Assist Govt Whip (Scottish C MPs) 1977, Ld Commr Treasury 1979–81, PPS to: FCO Min 1983–86 and Sec State Scotland 1986–87, Parly U-Sec Home Affrs and Environment 1987–92, Educn and Housing Scottish Off 1992–95, Min State Home Affrs and Health Scottish Off 1995–97; Hon Pres Scottish Amateur Boxing Assoc 1975, Pres Roy Cwlth Soc Scotland 1979–87, Scottish Cncl UNA 1981–87; Author: Motive for a Mission: The Story behind Hess’s Flight to Britain (1971), The Air Battle for Malta: the diaries of a fighter pilot 1981 (2nd edn 1990), Roof of the World: man’s first flight over Everest (1983), The Truth About Rudolph Hess (1993); m 24 Aug 1974 •Hon (Priscilla) Susan Buchan, only child of 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir and Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie (LP, d 1978). |