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'''Robert Andrew Fulton''' (born 6 February 1944) is a former member of [[MI6]], who once headed its Washington office. In April 2006 Andrew Fulton was appointed chairman of corporate investigators [[GPW]]. In late 2006 Fulton was employed by Armor Group to "develop new business opportunities in the security consulting market", having previously headed the Scottish arm of [[Control Risks Group]], one of the biggest private security companies.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/former-mi6-spy-joins-armor-group-to-hunt-down-new-business-412794.html "Former MI6 spy joins Armor Group to hunt down new business"]</ref> | '''Robert Andrew Fulton''' (born 6 February 1944) is a former member of [[MI6]], who once headed its Washington office. In April 2006 Andrew Fulton was appointed chairman of corporate investigators [[GPW]]. In late 2006 Fulton was employed by Armor Group to "develop new business opportunities in the security consulting market", having previously headed the Scottish arm of [[Control Risks Group]], one of the biggest private security companies.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/former-mi6-spy-joins-armor-group-to-hunt-down-new-business-412794.html "Former MI6 spy joins Armor Group to hunt down new business"]</ref> | ||
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In February 2008, Fulton was appointed chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2008/02/29/ntories329.xml "Former MI6 spy to head Scottish Tory Party"] Auslan Cramb, ''Daily Telegraph'', 29 February 2008.</ref> | In February 2008, Fulton was appointed chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2008/02/29/ntories329.xml "Former MI6 spy to head Scottish Tory Party"] Auslan Cramb, ''Daily Telegraph'', 29 February 2008.</ref> | ||
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Robert Andrew Fulton (born 6 February 1944) is a former member of MI6, who once headed its Washington office. In April 2006 Andrew Fulton was appointed chairman of corporate investigators GPW. In late 2006 Fulton was employed by Armor Group to "develop new business opportunities in the security consulting market", having previously headed the Scottish arm of Control Risks Group, one of the biggest private security companies.[1]
In February 2008, the then newly-appointed chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party, Andrew Fulton, who was asked by David Cameron to reinvigorate the party north of the border, was reported to have been an MI6 spy.[2] Andrew Fulton had been unmasked as a former spy in 2000 when his name appeared on a list published by the MI6 whistleblower Richard Tomlinson who described Fulton as an important middle manager in MI6 HQ in 1993.[3] A Glasgow University law professor, Fulton was forced to step down as legal adviser to the Lockerbie Trial Briefing Unit which provided media briefings on the trial in Holland of the two Libyans accused of the Lockerbie bombing.[4]
Diplomat
Andrew Fulton joined HM Diplomatic Service in 1968. He was posted as Third later Second Secretary to Saigon in 1969 at the height of the Vietnam War. From 1973 to 1977 he served as First Secretary in Rome, before being posted to East Berlin in 1978. Fulton was posted as Counsellor to Oslo in 1984, and was part of the British delegation to the United Nations from 1989 to 1992.[5]
Politician
In February 2008, Fulton was appointed chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party.[6]
References
- ↑ "Former MI6 spy joins Armor Group to hunt down new business"
- ↑ "Former MI6 spy to head Scottish Tory Party"
- ↑ "Andrew Fulton - identified by Richard Tomlinson"
- ↑ "Lockerbie Trial Briefing Unit"
- ↑ Liz Chong Ex-MI6 man spies opening as head of GPW The Times, April 10, 2006.
- ↑ "Former MI6 spy to head Scottish Tory Party" Auslan Cramb, Daily Telegraph, 29 February 2008.
External links
- BBC Online, Lockerbie 'MI6' man dropped, Monday, 22 May, 2000, 10:59 GMT 11:59 UK
