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词条 Andrew Dunlop, Baron Dunlop
释义

  1. Education

  2. Political career

  3. PR career

  4. Family and personal life

     Arms 

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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|office = Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland
|monarch = Elizabeth II
|primeminister = David Cameron
Theresa May
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|term_end = 10 June 2017
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|successor = Ian Duncan (Scotland)
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}}Andrew James Dunlop, Baron Dunlop (born 21 June 1959)[1] is a British politician and life peer. From May 2015 to June 2017, he was the Under-Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland.[2] He sits in the House of Lords on the Conservative benches.[3]

Education

Dunlop was born at Helensburgh in Dunbartonshire and went to school at Glenalmond College and The Glasgow Academy.[4] He then read Politics and Economics at the University of Edinburgh under the tutorship of Professor John Mackintosh, formerly Labour MP for Berwick and East Lothian,[5] graduating with an MA degree. He subsequently completed a Postgraduate Diploma in European Competition Law at King's College, London.[6]

Political career

Dunlop's first political job was as Head of Research for the Scottish Conservative Party from 1981 until 1984. He then joined the Conservative Research Department, first holding the Trade and Industry brief before becoming Head of the Political Section.[7]

He served as a Special Adviser to the Defence Secretary, then George Younger MP in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet.[8]

Dunlop worked at 10 Downing Street under PM Margaret Thatcher.[9] He covered a range of policy areas during his stint in the No 10 Policy Unit including Scotland (a key policy development was the establishment of Scottish Enterprise), UK Defence procurement, employment and training policy.[10]

In 2012, Dunlop was appointed chief adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron.[11] He played a key role in devising the British Government’s response to the Scottish Independence campaign,[12] the outcome of which in the 2014 Scottish independence referendumresult was for Scotland to remain as part of the Union.[13]

Dunlop previously served as a Horsham District Councillor representing Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead Ward.[14]

Appointed Minister for Scotland[15] on 26 May 2015 by David Cameron, he was created by Letters Patent as Baron Dunlop, of Helensburgh in the County of Dunbarton,[16][17] being introduced to the House of Lords on 28 May 2015.[18]

During his term as a minister for Scotland, Dunlop was tasked with promoting Scottish trade and investment, as well as the unofficial title of "Minister for Dundee", being tasked with promoting the regeneration of the city.[19]

PR career

After leaving 10 Downing Street in 1991, Andrew Dunlop became managing director of leading lobbying firm Politics International, now part of European firm Interel,[20] where he advised a range of corporate clients including Virgin, Airbus owner EADS and SAB Miller.

Family and personal life

Andrew Dunlop married Lucia (née Murfitt) in 1991. The couple have three daughters and live at Jolesfield Partridge Green, near Horsham, West Sussex.[21]

A great-grandson of Sir Thomas Dunlop Bt GBE,[22] Lord Dunlop is in remainder to the family baronetcy and maintains close links with his Scottish relatives.[23]

Arms

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|notes = Arms of Dunlop, of Woodbourne (Bart. cr. 1916)
|adopted = Lyon Court
|crest = A Dexter Hand couped at the wrist grasping a Dagger all Proper
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|helm =
|escutcheon = Argent a Double-Headed Eagle displayed Gules armed and membered Azure on a Chief of the Last a Three-Masted Galley under full sail Proper flagged of the Second at its stern the Banner of Scotland between two Garbs Or.
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|motto = Merito (en: Deservedly)
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|other_elements = (To be granted as UK Baron)
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See also

  • Dunlop baronets

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p39336.htm#i393360 |title=Person Page 39336 |publisher=thePeerage.com |accessdate=2015-06-01}}
2. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-32738638 |title=PM's adviser Andrew Dunlop gets Scotland Office job |publisher=BBC |date= 2015-05-14|accessdate=2015-06-01}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/about/faqs/house-of-lords-faqs/lords-spokes/ |title=Spokespersons in the House of Lords - UK Parliament |publisher=Parliament of the United Kingdom |date=2010-04-21 |accessdate=2015-06-01}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201516/ldhansrd/text/150601-0001.htm |title=House of Lords Hansard of 1 June 2015: Column 163 |publisher=Parliament |accessdate=2017-02-05}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/cameron-defends-move-for-thatcher-poll-tax-adviser-1-3774402 |title=Cameron defends move for Thatcher poll tax adviser |work=The Scotsman |date=2015-05-16 |accessdate=2017-02-05}}
6. ^‘DUNLOP’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/online/modern/cpa/crd/crdb.html |title=Conservative Party Archive: Conservative Research Department |publisher=Bodleian Library, University of Oxford |year=2012 |accessdate=2017-02-05}}
8. ^{{cite web|first=Kate|last=Devlin |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/scottish-politics/former-thatcher-adviser-andrew-dunlop-made-a-peer-to-become-scotland-offi.126113523 |title=Former Thatcher adviser Andrew Dunlop made a Peer to become Scotland Office Minister |work=The Herald|location=Glasgow |date=2015-05-14 |accessdate=2015-06-01}}
9. ^{{cite web|last=Borland |first=Ben |url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/308827 |title=Questions over Cameron's new independence adviser's link to poll tax |work=Daily Express |accessdate=2015-06-01}}
10. ^{{cite web|first=Kate |last=Devlin |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/scottish-politics/former-thatcher-adviser-andrew-dunlop-made-a-peer-to-become-scotland-offi.126113523 |title=Former Thatcher adviser Andrew Dunlop made a peer to become Scotland Office minister |work=The Herald |date=2015-05-14 |accessdate=2017-02-05}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics-news/2012/03/17/david-cameron-s-new-right-hand-man-in-scotland-lives-closer-to-paris-than-holyrood-86908-23791694/ |title=The latest news from Holyrood and Westminster |work=Daily Record|location=Scotland |accessdate=2015-06-01}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.leftfootforward.org/2012/03/ruth-davidson-scottish-conservative-leader-in-trouble/ |title=Tories in Scotland: A tale of two parties |publisher=Leftfootforward.org |date=2012-03-20 |accessdate=2015-06-01}}
13. ^{{cite news|last=Forsyth |first=James |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2116581/Budget-2012-George-Osborne-saddles-Wild-West-Budget-showdown.html |title=Budget 2012: George Osborne saddles up for a Wild West Budget showdown |work=Daily Mail |date= 2012-03-18|accessdate=2015-06-01 |location=London}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.horsham.gov.uk/ |title=Horsham District Council |accessdate=2017-02-05}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/election-2015 |title=Election 2015 |publisher=GOV.UK |date=2015-03-30 |accessdate=2015-06-01}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.burkespeerage.com/ |title=Burke’s Peerage - The Official Website |publisher=BurkesPeerage.com |accessdate=2015-06-01}}
17. ^{{London Gazette |issue=61241 |date=1 June 2015 |page=9968}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2015/june/new-members-of-the-lords/ |title=New members of the Lords |publisher=Parliament |date=2015-06-03 |accessdate=2017-02-05}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/politics/scottish-politics/451415/exclusive-defeated-tory-mp-quit-brussels-lords-scotland-office/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Defeated would-be Tory MP to quit Brussels for the Lords and the Scotland Office|publisher=The Courier|date=19 June 2017}}
20. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=41021328 |title=Politics International Ltd.: Private Company Information - Businessweek |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |date=2008-02-11 |accessdate=2015-06-01}}
21. ^{{cite book | last = Mosley| first = Charles (ed.) | title = Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn | location = London | publisher = Burke's Peerage & Gentry Ltd | page = 1231 (DUNLOP, Bt) | date = 2003 | isbn = 0-9711966-2-1}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwestaddress.co.uk/1888_Book/Dunlop_Thomas_&_Sons.htm |title=Thomas Dunlop & Sons |publisher=Glasgow West-end Addresses |accessdate=2017-02-05}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://blogs.dailyrecord.co.uk/recordview/2012/03/cameron-is-playing-into-ecks-h.html |title=Record View - Daily Record |work=Daily Record|location=Scotland |accessdate=2015-06-01}}

External links

  • [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/scotland-office Scotland Office website]
  • Lyon Court website
  • Burke's Peerage & Baronetage website
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11 : 1959 births|Living people|People educated at Glenalmond College|People educated at the Glasgow Academy|Alumni of the University of Edinburgh|Alumni of King's College London|People from Helensburgh|British special advisers|Conservative Party (UK) life peers|Conservative Party (UK) politicians|Government ministers of the United Kingdom

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