Angus Robertson

Angus Robertson
Official portrait, 2024
Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
Assumed office
20 May 2021
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Humza Yousaf
John Swinney
Preceded byMike Russell (Constitution and External Affairs)
Fiona Hyslop (Culture)
Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party
In office
13 October 2016 – 3 February 2018
LeaderNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byStewart Hosie
Succeeded byKeith Brown
Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
In office
23 May 2007 – 3 May 2017
DeputyStewart Hosie
LeaderAlex Salmond
Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded byAlex Salmond
Succeeded byIan Blackford
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Edinburgh Central
Assumed office
7 May 2021
Preceded byRuth Davidson
Majority4,732 (11.3%)
Member of Parliament
for Moray
In office
7 June 2001 – 3 May 2017
Preceded byMargaret Ewing
Succeeded byDouglas Ross
Scottish National Party portfolios
2001–2015Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
2001–2015Defence
Personal details
Born
Angus Struan Carolus Robertson

(1969-09-28) 28 September 1969 (age 55)
London, England
Political partyScottish National Party
Spouses
Carron Anderson
(div. 2015)
Jennifer Dempsie
(m. 2016)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Angus Struan Carolus Robertson (born 28 September 1969) is a Scottish politician serving as the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture since 2021. Formerly Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 2016 to 2018, he has served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Edinburgh Central since 2021. Robertson previously served as a Westminster MP for Moray from 2001 to 2017, where he served from 2007 to 2017 as the Leader of the SNP in the House of Commons.

A graduate of the University of Aberdeen, Robertson previously worked as a journalist. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 2001. In 2017, he sought re-election as the MP for Moray and lost to the Scottish Conservative candidate, Douglas Ross.[1] He was succeeded as SNP Westminster Leader by Ian Blackford.

Robertson resigned as SNP Depute Leader in February 2018, before launching the pro-independence think tank Progress Scotland in 2019, alongside Mark Diffley.[2] In the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, Robertson was elected to the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Central.

  1. ^ "Angus Robertson named as SNP deputy leader". BBC News. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Marianne Taylor: The moral case for independence is clear, but it's a hard sell economically". The Herald. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.