James Douglas-Hamilton
Lord James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton
Rush ID: 3766
Details
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- Highest Office:
- Non Cabinet Minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 4
- Education level:
- Graduate
References
- Rush ID:
- 3766
- MNIS ID:
- 802
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q333795
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- Not set
- They work for you ID:
- 17208
Name changes
- DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, Lord James (1942- )
Peerages
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11th Earl of Selkirk
Hereditary
1994
Abdicated as Earl of Selkirk on 28 November 1994.
Constituencies
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Edinburgh West
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1974² Date of election: 10 October 1974 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1997 Date of exit: 1 May 1997 Party: Conservative Notes: None
Unsuccessful candidate in
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Hamilton
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1974¹ Date of election: Thu 28th Feb 1974 Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes:
Ministerial offices
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PPS 1983-1987
to Malcolm Rifkind, as Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Secretary of State for Scotland.
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Whip 1979-1981
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Under-Secretary of State 1987-1995
Scottish Office
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Minister of State 1995-1997
Scottish Office
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Opposition/other party Whip 1976-1979