Andrew James Dunlop, Baron Dunlop (born 21 June 1959) is a British

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and

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. From May 2015 to June 2017, he was the

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and Northern Ireland. He sits in the

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on the Conservative benches.

Education

Dunlop was born at Helensburgh in Dunbartonshire and went to school at

Glenalmond College Glenalmond College is a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. It is situated on the River Almond near the village of Methven, about west of the city of Perth. T ...

and The Glasgow Academy. He then read

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and

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at the

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under the tutorship of Professor John Mackintosh, formerly Labour MP for

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, graduating with an MA degree. He subsequently completed a Postgraduate Diploma in European Competition Law at

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Political career

Dunlop's first political job was as head of research for the Scottish Conservative Party from 1981 until 1984. He then joined the

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, first holding the Trade and Industry brief before becoming head of the political section. He served as a special adviser to the Defence Secretary, then George Younger MP in

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. Dunlop worked at

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under PM Margaret Thatcher. He covered a range of policy areas during his stint in the No 10 Policy Unit including

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(a key policy development was the establishment of '' Scottish Enterprise''), UK Defence procurement,

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and training

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. In 2012, Dunlop was appointed chief adviser to

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. He played a key role in devising the

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's response to the Scottish Independence campaign. Dunlop previously served as a

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representing Cowfold,

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and

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Ward. Appointed Minister for Scotland on 26 May 2015 by

, he was created by

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as ''Baron Dunlop, of Helensburgh in the County of Dunbarton'', being introduced to the

on 28 May 2015. During his term as a minister for Scotland, Dunlop was tasked with promoting Scottish trade and investment, as well as the unofficial title of "Minister for

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", being tasked with promoting the regeneration of the city. In 2019 Prime Minister

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set up the Dunlop Review, a report led by Dunlop that said that a cabinet position for "intergovernmental and constitutional affairs" should be created to strengthen the Union.

PR career

After leaving

in 1991, Andrew Dunlop became

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of leading lobbying firm ''Politics International'', now part of European firm ''Interel'', where he advised a range of corporate clients including

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, Airbus owner

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and

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Family and personal life

Andrew Dunlop married Lucia (''née'' Murfitt) in 1991. The couple have three daughters and live at Jolesfield Partridge Green, near

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. A great-grandson of Sir Thomas Dunlop Bt GBE, Lord Dunlop is in remainder to the

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baronetcy and maintains close links with his Scottish relatives.

Arms

References

External links

Scotland Office website

Lyon Court website

''Burke's Peerage & Baronetage'' website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunlop, Anderew 1959 births Living people People educated at Glenalmond College People educated at the Glasgow Academy Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Alumni of King's College London People from Helensburgh British special advisers Conservative Party (UK) life peers Life peers created by Elizabeth II Government ministers of the United Kingdom People from Horsham District