| Rob Gibson | |
| Office: | Convener of the Rural Affairs, Environment and Climate Change Committee |
| Term Start: | 15 June 2011 |
| Term End: | 23 March 2016 |
| Predecessor: | Maureen Watt |
| Office2: | Member of the Scottish Parliament for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross |
| Term Start2: | 5 May 2011 |
| Term End2: | 24 March 2016 |
| Predecessor2: | Jamie Stone |
| Successor2: | Gail Ross |
| Office3: | Member of the Scottish Parliament Highlands and Islands |
| Term Start3: | 1 May 2003 |
| Term End3: | 5 May 2011 |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Party: | Scottish National Party |
| Partner: | Eleanor Scott |
| Alma Mater: | University of Dundee |
| Profession: | Teacher |
| Website: | http://www.robgibson.org/ |
| Successor1: | Graeme Dey |
| 1Namedata: | Tricia Marwick |
Robert McKay Gibson (born 10 October 1945) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) from 2003 until 2016, first as a Highlands and Islands regional member from 2003 until 2011, then representing the Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency from 2011 until 2016.
Gibson was born in Glasgow on 10 October 1945. He was educated at the University of Dundee, where he headed the SNP student wing, the Federation of Student Nationalists. He was a district councillor in Ross and Cromarty and worked as a senior secondary school teacher in Alness and Invergordon before taking early retirement in 1995.[1]
Gibson stood as SNP candidate for the Inverness seat in the February 1974 United Kingdom general election.[2] In the early 1980s, he was a member of the SNP 79 Group. He stood as a candidate for Ross, Cromarty and Skye in 1987 and again in 1992.[2]
Gibson was first elected to the Scottish Parliament in the 2003 election from the Highlands and Islands regional list,[3] and was re-elected for this region in 2007.[4]
During the fourth Scottish Parliament, he was the Convener of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee.[5]
In 2012, the Scottish Renewables Green Energy Awards named him their Politician of the Year.[6]
In May 2015 he announced that he would not stand for re-election in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.[2]
His partner is the former Highlands and Islands MSP, Eleanor Scott, of the Scottish Greens; they have two children, a son and a daughter.[7]
Gibson is also a musician and an author, and has written several books about Highland history and emigration. These include Plaids and Bandanas, The Highland Clearances Trail and Highland Cowboys.[8]