Peter John Chapman MSP (born 13 May 1950) is a retired

Scottish Conservative and Unionist The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party ( gd, Pàrtaidh Tòraidheach na h-Alba, sco, Scots Tory an Unionist Pairty), often known simply as the Scottish Conservatives and colloquially as the Scottish Tories, is a centre-right political par ...

politician. He served as a

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(MSP) for the North East Scotland region between

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and

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. In the Scottish Parliament, he was the Conservative spokesperson for

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and connectivity, until May 2018 when he resigned over a lobbying row.

Political career

Chapman served as an Aberdeenshire councillor from 2007 until 2012, and also served for six years as a local Director of the National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society. He served as a Director of Aberdeen and Northern Marts from 9 September 2014 until 9 August 2016. He was an ANM director when ANM submitted their planning development for the extension of their Thainstone Business Park on Thainstone Hill. He played an active role during the independence referendum as part of the Better Together campaign. Chapman stood as the Conservative candidate in Banffshire and Buchan Coast in the Scottish Parliament elections on 5 May 2016, coming second to the SNP's

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and was then elected to the Scottish Parliament by the North East Scotland regional list. The Conservatives appointed him as their spokesperson for rural economy and connectivity. He resigned that role on 16 May 2018 after a newspaper became aware of him lobbying local councillors to support ANM's industrial development proposals, without declaring his financial interest, owning £50,000 worth of ANM shares (the maximum allowed). He sits on the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee of the Scottish Parliament. Chapman retired from the Scottish Parliament at the 2021 election.

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* 1950 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Conservative MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament 2016–2021 Scottish farmers Councillors in Aberdeen Scottish Conservative Party councillors People educated at Peterhead Academy {{MSP-stub