Andrew Dunlop, Baron Dunlop

For the guitarist, see Andy Dunlop.
The Right Honourable
The Lord Dunlop
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland
Assumed office
11 May 2015
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister David Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded by David Mundell
Personal details
Born (1959-06-21) 21 June 1959
Dunbartonshire
Nationality British
Children 3

Andrew James Dunlop, Baron Dunlop (born 21 June 1959)[1] is a British politician, who since 2015 has served as Under-Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland.[2]

Lord Dunlop sits on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords as a Minister for Scotland and Northern Ireland in HM Government.[3]

Education

Dunlop was born at Helensburgh in Dunbartonshire and went to school at Glenalmond College and The Glasgow Academy.[4] He then read Politics and Economics at Edinburgh University under the tutorship of Professor John Mackintosh, formerly Labour MP for Berwick and East Lothian,[5] graduating with an MA degree. He subsequently completed a Postgraduate Diploma in European Competition Law at King's College, London.[6]

Political career

Dunlop's first political job was as Head of Research for the Scottish Conservative Party from 1981 until 1984. He then joined the Conservative Research Department, first holding the Trade and Industry brief before becoming Head of the Political Section.[7]

He served as a Special Adviser to the Defence Secretary, then George Younger MP in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet.[8]

Dunlop worked at 10 Downing Street under PM Margaret Thatcher.[9] He covered a range of policy areas during his stint in the No 10 Policy Unit including Scotland (a key policy development was the establishment of Scottish Enterprise), UK Defence procurement, employment and training policy.[10]

In 2012, Dunlop was appointed Chief Adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron.[11] He played a key role in devising the British Government’s response to the Scottish Independence campaign,[12] the outcome of which in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum result was for Scotland to remain as part of the Union.[13]

Dunlop previously served as a Horsham District Councillor representing Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead Ward.[14] Appointed Minister for Scotland[15] on 26 May 2015 by David Cameron, he was created by Letters Patent as Baron Dunlop, of Helensburgh in the County of Dunbarton,[16][17] being introduced to the House of Lords on 28 May 2015.[18]

PR career

After leaving 10 Downing Street in 1991, Andrew Dunlop became managing director of leading lobbying firm Politics International, now part of European firm Interel,[19] where he advised a range of corporate clients including Virgin, Airbus owner EADS and SAB Miller.

Family and personal life

Andrew Dunlop married Lucia (née Murfitt) in 1991. The couple have three daughters and live at Jolesfield Partridge Green, near Horsham, West Sussex.[20]

A great-grandson of Sir Thomas Dunlop Bt GBE,[21] Lord Dunlop is in remainder to the family baronetcy and maintains close links with his Scottish relatives.[22]

Arms

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Person Page 39336". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  2. ↑ "PM's adviser Andrew Dunlop gets Scotland Office job - BBC News". BBC.co.uk. 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  3. ↑ "Spokespersons in the House of Lords - UK Parliament". Parliament.uk. 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  4. ↑ House of Lords Hansard of 1 June 2015: Column 163
  5. ↑ www.scotsman.com
  6. ↑ ‘DUNLOP’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
  7. ↑ www.bodley.ox.ac.uk
  8. ↑ Kate Devlin (2015-05-14). "Former Thatcher adviser Andrew Dunlop made a Peer to become Scotland Office Minister". Heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  9. ↑ Borland, Ben. "Questions over Cameron's new independence adviser's link to poll tax | UK | News". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  10. ↑ www.heraldscotland.com
  11. ↑ "The latest news from Holyrood and Westminster". DailyRecord.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  12. ↑ "Tories in Scotland: A tale of two parties". Leftfootforward.org. 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  13. ↑ Forsyth, James (2012-03-18). "Budget 2012: George Osborne saddles up for a Wild West Budget showdown". London: DailyMail.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  14. ↑ www.horsham.gov.uk
  15. ↑ "Election 2015". GOV.UK. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  16. ↑ "Burke's Peerage - The Official Website". BurkesPeerage.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  17. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 61241. p. 9968. 1 June 2015.
  18. ↑ HoL members 2015
  19. ↑ "Politics International Ltd.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  20. ↑ Mosley, Charles (ed.) (2003). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn. London: Burke's Peerage & Gentry Ltd. p. 1231 (DUNLOP, Bt). ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  21. ↑ Thomas Dunlop & Sons, Glasgow
  22. ↑ "Record View - Daily Record". blogs.dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

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