Jamie Halcro Johnston is the Scottish Conservative Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Connectivity and Islands and an MSP for the Highlands and Islands region.
Coming from Orkney, where his family have farmed for generations, Jamie was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2017 where he has served in a number of shadow roles. Prior to becoming an MSP, he had worked in the Scottish Parliament as a special adviser, as well as in roles at Holyrood magazine and the Financial Times. He has previously worked on high profile local campaigns, including the fight to dual the A9 and serving as a local coordinator for the Better Together campaign in the 2014 referendum.
Jamie stood for election in the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency in 2021, moving the Conservatives into second place – and was re-elected on the regional list. Following the election, he was appointed to his latest shadow ministerial role and, after a spell on Parliament’s Finance Committee, is now one of two Conservatives on the Economy and Fair Work Committee. He has continued to champion local issues, as well as national business issues and those impacting on Scotland’s rural and island communities.
A keen sportsman, Jamie has played for the Scottish Parliament’s rugby team and is a former Club Captain of Grange Hockey Club.
Jamie believes it is vital Scottish politics is truly representative of the whole of the county and that all voices, including those from the BAME community living and working in rural Scotland, are heard.