He holds the post of Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government and serves in the Shadow Cabinet of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party under Russell Findlay at Holyrood.
He has served as Chairman of the Scottish Conservatives and was a member of the Shadow Cabinet under Douglas Ross.[3][4]
Prior to becoming a politician,Hoy was a businessman in the conference and events arena and prior to that served as a journalist,[5] having worked for the BBC,Parliamentary Communications and was a cofounder of Holyrood magazine.[6][7]
During his business career he was Executive Director of Public Affairs Asia Ltd. in Hong Kong and Managing Director of the Politics Division of Dods in London.
As a journalist he founded and edited Holyrood Magazine,Whitehall and Westminster World and served as both publishing director and editor of The House Magazine at Westminster.
In that same election,Hoy was one of three Conservative candidates to be elected as regional members on the South Scotland list. [11]
As an MSP,Hoy has served as the Scottish Conservatives' Shadow Minister for social care and was a member of the shadow health team.
Additionally,he has also served as a member of the Scottish Parliament's Public Audit Committee and now serves as a member of the Finance and Public Administration Committee.
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