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.