Robin Harper

Robin Harper
Harper in 2008
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Lothians
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011
Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen
In office
July 2005 – July 2008
Preceded byClarissa Dickson Wright
Succeeded byStephen Robertson
Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh
In office
March 2000 – March 2003
Preceded byJohn Colquhoun
Succeeded byTam Dalyell
Personal details
BornRobin Charles Moreton Harper
(1940-08-04) 4 August 1940
Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
PartyLabour (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (2023–2024)
Scottish Greens (1985–2023)
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen
ProfessionTeacher
Websiterobinharper.wordpress.com
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Robin Charles Moreton Harper, FRSSA (born 4 August 1940) is a Scottish politician, who was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothians region (1999–2011).

He was co-convener of the Scottish Greens (2004–2008).

Harper became an MSP in the first elections to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, the first ever elected Green parliamentarian in the United Kingdom.