James Hector Northey Gray, Baron Gray of Contin, PC DL, (28 June 1927 – 14 March 2006), known as Hamish Gray, was a Scottish politician and life peer. A privy council is a body that advises the Head of state of a nation on how to exercise their executive authority, typically but not always in the context of a In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord-Lieutenant of an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person In the United Kingdom, life peers are created members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as Hereditary
Gray was born in Inverness and educated at the Inverness Royal Academy. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. Inverness Royal Academy is a secondary school ( comprehensive) located in the Culduthel area of Inverness, Highland, Scotland. His father owned an Inverness roofing firm. He was commissioned into the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in 1945 and served in India, during partition. The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders was an Infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1793 Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country He married Judith Waite Brydon in 1953 and they had two sons and a daughter. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
He was elected as an Independent member of the Inverness Council in 1965 and at the 1970 general election he was elected to Parliament as the Conservative & Unionist Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Ross and Cromarty. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Opinion poll summary ORC (Opinion Research Council Conservative lead of 1%Harris (Express Newspapers Labour lead of 2%NOP The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party (informally the Scottish Conservative Party and often referred to as the Scottish Tories) is the part of A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Ross and Cromarty was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1983 He was appointed to the Whips' Office in 1971 and he served as the Front Bench Energy spokesman (1975-1979). Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Upon the Conservatives return to government in 1979, he was appointed as the Minister of State for Energy (under David Howell), where he remained until the 1983 general election, when he was defeated in the new Ross, Cromarty and Skye constituency by the SDP Candidate Charles Kennedy. Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform ( BERR) is a United Kingdom government department. David Arthur Russell Howell Baron Howell of Guildford, PC, (born 18 January 1936) is a British Conservative politician journalist and economic Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 Ross Cromarty and Skye was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997 This is about the UK Social Democratic Party which existed between 1981 and 1988 Charles Peter Kennedy (born 25 November 1959 is a British politician.
He was created as a life peer in 1983, taking the title Baron Gray of Contin, of Contin in the District of Ross and Cromarty, and was Minister of State for Scotland from 1983 until 1986. In the United Kingdom, life peers are created members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as Hereditary Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) This article refers to an area of Scotland For other uses see Ross (disambiguation. The Royal Burgh of Cromarty ( Cromba in Gaelic) is a Burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. The (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland is a junior Ministerial post (of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State rank in the United Kingdom government
He served Inverness as Deputy Lieutenant (1989), Vice Lord Lieutenant (1994) and Lord Lieutenant (1996-2002). Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord-Lieutenant of an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British Monarch 's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription with varying Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British Monarch 's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription with varying Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.