Sir Hugh Michael Robertson (born 9 October 1962) is a British businessman and former politician who serves as Independent Chair of Birmingham Airport; Independent Non-Executive of Deloitte UK and a Member of their Global Advisory Board; and Elected Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He was the Chair of Camelot Group, operator of the National Lottery, between 2018 and 2023.
He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Faversham and Mid Kent from 2001 to 2015.
He was Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs until July 2014, having previously been the Minister for Sport and for the Olympics.
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Education
Robertson was educated at The King's School, Canterbury. He read Land Management at the University of Reading from 1982 to 1985, obtaining a BSc (Hons) degree, before attending the RMA Sandhurst between 1985 and 1986.