Peter Chapman (politician)

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Peter Chapman
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Member of the Scottish Parliament
for North East Scotland
In office
6 May 2016 –5 May 2021
Personal details
Born
Peter John Chapman

(1950-05-13) 13 May 1950 (age 72)
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Political party Scottish Conservative Party
Website https://www.peter-chapman.org.uk/

Peter John Chapman MSP (born 13 May 1950) is a retired Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician. He served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region between 2016 and 2021. In the Scottish Parliament, he was the Conservative spokesperson for rural economy and connectivity, until May 2018 when he resigned over a lobbying row.

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Political career

Chapman served as an Aberdeenshire councillor from 2007 until 2012, and also served for six years as a local Director of the National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society. He served as a Director of Aberdeen and Northern Marts from 9 September 2014 until 9 August 2016. He was an ANM director when ANM submitted their planning development for the extension of their Thainstone Business Park on Thainstone Hill. He played an active role during the independence referendum as part of the Better Together campaign. [1]

Chapman stood as the Conservative candidate in Banffshire and Buchan Coast in the Scottish Parliament elections on 5 May 2016, coming second to the SNP's Stewart Stevenson and was then elected to the Scottish Parliament by the North East Scotland regional list. [2] The Conservatives appointed him as their spokesperson for rural economy and connectivity. He resigned that role on 16 May 2018 after a newspaper became aware of him lobbying local councillors to support ANM's industrial development proposals, without declaring his financial interest, owning £50,000 worth of ANM shares (the maximum allowed). [3] He sits on the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee of the Scottish Parliament. [4]

Chapman retired from the Scottish Parliament at the 2021 election. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Peter Chapman selected as Banffshire & Buchan Coast candidate". Banff and Buchan Conservatives. 4 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Election 2016: North East Scotland. Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Gordon, Tom (16 May 2018). "Tory MSP Peter Chapman quits front bench after "foolish" lobbying error". The Herald . Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Peter Chapman MSP". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Holyrood 2021 election: Which MSPs are standing down?". BBC News . 30 November 2020. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2020.


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