337:, when the Scottish Green Party won another 6 seats in the regional lists. Harper was sworn in by giving the formal affirmation, also adding: "On behalf of the Scottish Green Party I wish to affirm that our priority will be to serve the people of Scotland who are sovereign in this land." He was the party's spokesman on education and young people. In 2004, he was a member of the Scottish Parliament team in the TV general knowledge show
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286:'s Scottish branch in 1985. At the time the branch had only 35 members and its AGM that year was held in his flat. He was elected unopposed as its convenor and secretary and remained a leading figure as it became first the
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754:"Previous MSPs: Session 1 (1999-2003): Robin Harper"
211:Harper became an MSP in the first elections to the
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661:"Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament"
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1041:"News: Former Green MSP becomes Trust Chairman"
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459:'s unionist think tank, Our Scottish Future.
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2732:Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003
1270:"the Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group"
426:. He remained in that role for three years.
376:, Harper was returned as a list MSP for the
370:Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
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887:"Harper tipped to be Presiding Officer"
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340:University Challenge: The Professionals
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1144:Webster, Laura (20 September 2022).
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476:2024 United Kingdom general election
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303:1997 United Kingdom general election
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821:"Oath protest as MSPs start work"
559:Andrews, Kieran (2 August 2023).
195:Member of the Scottish Parliament
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1374:Convenor of the Scottish Greens
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2204:History of the Scottish Greens
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435:Better Together campaign
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247:. He graduated from the
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2582:Brigadier Sir John Hunt
2487:Charles Thomson Ritchie
1460:Clarissa Dickson Wright
1009:Bort, Eberhard (2013).
424:Scottish Wildlife Trust
382:Scottish National Party
261:Boroughmuir High School
2661:Martina Chukwuma-Ezike
1357:with Marian Coyne 1999
1026:10.3366/scot.2013.0029
249:University of Aberdeen
155:University of Aberdeen
64:(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
2188:Scottish Young Greens
917:. Scottish Parliament
849:. Scottish Parliament
756:. Scottish Parliament
239:. He was educated at
227:Early life and career
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2492:Sir Frederick Treves
2235:Politics of Scotland
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446:Bute House Agreement
245:Elgin Academy, Moray
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374:Scottish Parliament
309:Scottish Parliament
299:Edinburgh Pentlands
288:UK-wide Green Party
231:Harper was born in
213:Scottish Parliament
2727:Scottish pacifists
2722:People from Thurso
2527:Earl of Birkenhead
2477:Marquess of Huntly
1751:Scottish Socialist
1604:Scottish Socialist
979:. 28 January 2009.
892:Scotland on Sunday
659:Boothroyd, David.
616:"CV: Robin Harper"
331:Scottish Executive
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