Dean Lockhart

Dean Lockhart is a former Scottish politician who served as Convener of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee in the Scottish Parliament from 2021 to 2022.[1] A member of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, he was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region from 2016 to 2022.

Dean Lockhart
Lockhart in 2016
Convener of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
In office
22 June 2021 – 5 September 2022
DeputyFiona Hyslop
Preceded byGordon Lindhurst
Succeeded byto be appointed
Scottish Conservative Spokesperson for the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs
In office
11 August 2020 – 1 June 2021
LeaderDouglas Ross
Preceded byMurdo Fraser
Succeeded byDonald Cameron
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Mid Scotland and Fife
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
6 May 2016 – 5 September 2022
Succeeded byRoz McCall
Personal details
Political partyScottish Conservatives
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
OccupationPolitician, solicitor, finance, journalist
Websitewww.deanlockhart.com

Career

Born in Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Lockhart attended his local primary and secondary schools before graduating from the University of Glasgow with a first class degree in Law.

After graduating, Lockhart worked in the City of London for 7 years, first as a financial journalist and then at a leading global law firm and separately at a leading global financial institution. He then moved to Asia and worked with businesses across Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, China and India.[2] He spent a year at the British Embassy in Manila acting as First Commercial Secretary, promoting British business interests in the Philippines and South East Asia. In 2001, he was elected as a partner at global law firm Linklaters, at that time becoming one of the youngest partners at the firm. He also acted as Head of Business Development across Asia for Linklaters with responsibility for business development, client strategy and Asia-wide country plans.[3]

Scottish Parliament

In 2016, Lockhart stood for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate for Stirling where he came second, then was elected from the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list.[4] In 2021, Lockhart again stood as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate for Stirling where he came second, then was elected from the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list.[5]

During his time in the Scottish Parliament, Mr Lockhart held the roles of Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work (2016-2019) [6] Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Transport and Business (2019-20) [7] and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, Europe and External Affairs (2020-2021) [8]

Mr Lockhart convened the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee in the Scottish Parliament [9]

Mr Lockhart was also the Convenor of the Cross Party Group (CPG) on Japan.[10] Dean is also the Convenor of the Cross Party Group (CPG) on China, Cross Party Group (CPG) on Japan, the Convenor of the Cross Party Group (CPG) on USA.[11] and the Deputy Convenor of the Cross Party Group (CPG) on Germany.

Lockhart resigned from the Scottish Parliament in 2022 to pursue a career in business. He was replaced by Roz McCall.[12]

References
  1. "Session 6 Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. "About Dean Lockhart – Dean Lockhart MSP". Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  4. "Election 2016: Mid Scotland and Fife. Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
  5. Peebles, Cheryl. "Mid Scotland and Fife list returns four Conservative MSPs, two Labour and one Green".
  6. "Scottish Conservatives unveil 'shadow cabinet". BBC News. 19 May 2016.
  7. "Jackson Carlaw completes his new Shadow Cabinet". 18 February 2020.
  8. "Ballantyne dropped as Carlaw unveils 'team to take on SNP'". 19 February 2020.
  9. "Dean Lockhart MSP".
  10. "Japan - MSPS : Scottish Parliament". Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  11. "China - MSPS : Scottish Parliament". Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  12. "Scottish Tories get new MSP at Holyrood". BBC News. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.


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