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Rachael Georgina Hamilton (born September 1970) is a British politician who is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Member of Scottish Parliament for the South Scotland region, elected in the Scottish Parliament election, 2016.
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Background
Hamilton grew up on the family farm in Herefordshire. She studied agriculture at Harper Adams University College in Shropshire and after graduating joined a graduate training programme to become an agronomist with Schering Agriculture.
Politics
In 2016 she stood for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate for the East Lothian constituency where she came third, then was elected from the South Scotland regional list.
Hamilton is the Conservative spokesperson for tourism and small business in the Scottish Parliament. She sits on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee and also the European and External Relations Committee in the Scottish Parliament.
