The Rt Hon Hugh Robertson

Biography

Hugh Robertson was appointed as Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in October 2013. He was elected Conservative MP for Faversham and Mid Kent on 7 June 2001.

Education

Hugh was educated at The King’s School, Canterbury, The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and Reading University.

Career outside politics

Hugh was an officer in The Life Guards from 1985 to 1995, seeing active service in Northern Ireland, Cyprus, The Gulf War and served with the UN peacekeeping force UNPROFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 1995-2001, Hugh worked at Schroders Investment Management

Political career

• Shadow Minister for Sport and for Olympics from 2004 to 2010
• Appointed as Minister for Sport and the Olympics in May 2010, and was the Minister with day to day responsibility for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Family

Hugh is married to Anna with whom he has a young son.

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• Modernising the Horserace Betting Levy - A consultation on reform or replacement
  • 16 March 2016
  • Consultation outcome
• Foreign Office Minister concerned about violence in Libya
  • 13 July 2014
  • Press release
• Foreign Office Minister Condemns Violence in Yemen
  • 09 July 2014
  • Press release
• Foreign Office Minister Hugh Robertson welcomes elections in Libya
  • 26 June 2014
  • Press release
• Fourth UK-Kuwait Joint Steering Group
  • 25 June 2014
  • Press release
• Minister for Middle East Hugh Robertson meets Iraqi Foreign Minister
  • 12 June 2014
  • Press release
• FCO concerned by sentencing of activists in Egypt
  • 12 June 2014
  • News story
• Foreign Office Minister condemns attacks in Mosul
  • 10 June 2014
  • Press release
• Foreign Office Minister visits Bahrain
  • 05 June 2014
  • Press release
• UK confirms suspension of Cheeki Rafiki search
  • 24 May 2014
  • Press release

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