Craig Hoy

Craig William Hoy[1] is a Scottish Conservative Party politician. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region since the election in May 2021.[2]

Craig Hoy
MSP
Swearing in, 2021
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for South Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
Assumed office
8 May 2021
Personal details
Political partyScottish Conservatives

He also stood in East Lothian.[3] He is a member of the East Lothian Council, representing the Haddington and Lammermuir ward,[4] having been elected in a by-election in 2019.[5] He is the Scottish Conservatives' Shadow Minister for social care and mental health.[6][7]

He is a member of the Scottish Parliament's Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee and the Public Audit Committee. He is also a member of the Candidates Board of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.

Hoy contested the East Lothian seat in the 2019 United Kingdom general election, where he finished third.[8] He is a former journalist,[5] having worked for the BBC and was a cofounder of Holyrood magazine.[9][10] He became a managing director of Dods, the political intelligence, media, events and training company.

Since his election, he has promoted the next generation of nuclear energy in Scotland.

Hoy is the Convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Beer and Pubs and a Member of the Cross-Party Group on Mental Health.

He appears regularly on broadcast media and writes a fortnightly column for The Scottish Daily Express and The East Lothian Courier.

Hoy lives with his partner in East Lothian.

References
  1. "General election 2019: Who is standing in Scotland?". BBC News. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. "Results: South Scotland regional list dominated by Conservatives and Labour MSPs". ITV News. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. "Scottish Parliament Election 2021: Statement from East Lothian constituency Conservative candidate Craig Hoy". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. Ritchie, Cameron (4 May 2021). "Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar makes campaign visit to East Lothian". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. Sharp, Marie (10 May 2019). "UPDATED: Conservative candidate wins Haddington and Lammermuir by-election". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. Matchett, Conor (25 May 2021). "'Belated transparency victory' as Scottish Government agency to publish Covid-19 deaths by hospital figures". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  7. Keith, Jake; Amery, Rachel (2 June 2021). "'Crisis' as record number of children waiting more than a year for mental health treatment in Fife". The Courier. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  8. Swanson, Ian (2 April 2021). "Election 2021: Here are the candidates and the issues for East Lothian". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  9. "Craig Hoy". East Lothian Conservatives. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  10. Hoy, Craig (4 October 2019). "The question is not whether the UK needs a new constitutional framework, but what that framework should be". Holyrood Website. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  • Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Craig Hoy


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