ROBERTSON, Hugh

Member for Faversham and Mid Kent since 2001. Committees: 2001-10: Governor, Westminster Foundation for Democracy; Secretary, Parliamentary Fruit Group; Chairman, All-Party UN Group. Political career: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Sport and the Olympics), Department for Culture, Media and Sport since 2010; Shadow Minister for Sports and Olympics 2005-10; Shadow Sports Spokesman 2004-05; Conservative Whip 2002-04. Special political interests: Sport, Olympics, defence, foreign affairs, fruit farming. Profession/Trade: Investment manager since 1995; Army officer (active service in Northern Ireland, Gulf War, Cyprus and Bosnia) 1985-95. Title/Honours/Decorations: Sultan of Bruneis Personal Order of Merit 1993; Armourers and Brasiers Prize 1986. Education: Kings, Canterbury; RMA Sandhurst; University of Reading, BSc (Hons). Affiliations: Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Hobbies: Cricket (playing member of MCC), hockey, skiing, equestrian pursuits, travel (Silk Road, 1995). b. 9 October 1962, Canterbury. Married with a son.