Peter Chapman (politician)

Peter John Chapman MSP (born 13 May 1950) is a retired Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician.

He served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region between 2016 and 2021.

In the Scottish Parliament, he was the Conservative spokesperson for rural economy and connectivity, until May 2018 when he resigned over a lobbying row.

[1] 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 Stewart Stevenson and was then elected to the Scottish Parliament by the North East Scotland regional list.

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).