Euan Robson
British politician (born 1954)
Euan Robson (born 17 February 1954) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Roxburgh and Berwickshire from 1999 to 2007. He was defeated at the 2007 election by Conservative John Lamont.
He later stood as a Lib Dem candidate in Scotland at the 2009 European Parliament elections but was unsuccessful.
Robson is a councillor for the ward of Kelso and District on Scottish Borders Council.
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