Rob Gibson

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Rob Gibson (born October 10, 1945, Glasgow) is a Scottish politician. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he was elected to the Scottish Parliament to represent Highlands and Islands at the 2003 election.

While attending the University of Dundee he headed the SNP student wing, the Federation of Student Nationalists. He was a councillor in Ross and Cromarty and worked as a teacher before taking early retirement in 1995. Whilst a councillor Gibson was instrumental in setting up Dingwall’s annual moustache growing competition. Gibson came runner-up in 1996 but was subsequently stripped of his medal after an independent inquiry. His partner is the former Highlands and Islands MSP, Eleanor Scott, of the Scottish Green Party.

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Rob Gibson MSP Biography at the Scottish Parliament website
Rob Gibson MSP Biography at the SNP website

v • d • e Members of the Scottish Parliament in the Highlands and Islands region

Elected in the 2007 election SNP (6 seats), Lib Dem (4 seats), Labour (3 seats), Conservative (2 seats)

Constituency MSPs	Jim Mather (SNP, Argyll and Bute) • Jamie Stone (Lib Dem, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) • Fergus Ewing (SNP, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber) • Richard Lochhead (SNP, Moray) • Liam McArthur (Lib Dem, Orkney) • John Farquhar Munro (Lib Dem, Ross, Skye and Inverness West) • Tavish Scott (Lib Dem, Shetland) • Alasdair Allan (SNP, Western Isles)

Additional Members	Rob Gibson (SNP) • Rhoda Grant (Lab) • Jamie McGrigor (Con) • Peter Peacock (Lab) • Mary Scanlon (Con) • David Stewart (Lab) • David Thompson (SNP)