Jeremy Balfour

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothian
Deputy Social Security, Housing and Equalities Spokesperson

Jeremy Balfour is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for the Lothian region.

Jeremy was born in Edinburgh and has lived here most of his life. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, and went on to become a solicitor before doing a Theology Degree in London. He returned to Edinburgh in 1999 and worked for a charity lobbying the Scottish Parliament. Jeremy then became an assistant minister in a Baptist Church in the city, and is currently involved in a number of charities working in Edinburgh. He is married and has twin girls.

Since 2005, he has represented Murrayfield and Corstorphine on the City Council and served as the Leader of the Conservative Group.

In 2016, Jeremy was elected as an MSP for the Lothian Region and then re-elected in 2021.

If you have any local issues or concerns that you would like to raise with Jeremy, you can get in touch with him by email on [email protected] or by phoning 0131 348 5960. You can also get local news and updates from Jeremy's Facebook page, by following him on Twitter by subscribing to @JeremyRBalfour and visiting his website.

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Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for Lothian Jeremy Balfour says findings revealing the amount NHS Lothian have shelled out on legal costs in recent years are “deeply alarming”

Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for Lothian Jeremy Balfour says findings revealing the amount NHS Lothian have shelled out on legal costs in recent years are “deeply alarming”.   Jeremy Balfour’s remarks come after responses to a series of Freedom of Information requests by the Scottis

Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for Lothian Jeremy Balfour says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement delivers a “whole range of benefits” for households and business in the Lothians.

Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for Lothian Jeremy Balfour says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement delivers a “whole range of benefits” for households and business in the Lothians.   Jeremy Balfour says the measures included in the statement will be a “hugely welcome boost” for

Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for Lothian Jeremy Balfour says it is “deeply concerning” some hospitals in Lothian have either never been inspected or not been inspected for over five years

Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for Lothian Jeremy Balfour says it is “deeply concerning” some hospitals in Lothian have either never been inspected or not been inspected for over five years.   Analysis from the Scottish Conservatives of Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) data shows

Lothians MSP hosts event on the need for action on Scottish pensioner poverty

Lothian MSP Jeremy Balfour hosted a drop-in event on Wednesday 31 May 2023 in Holyrood to discuss the need to tackle financial hardship in later life.   The event was held by Independent Age, the national older people’s charity, as latest figures show that 1 in 7 older people now live in pove

Jeremy Balfour MSP slams “disgraceful” social housing waiting list figures

Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for Lothian Jeremy Balfour has slammed “disgraceful” new figures highlighting the number of children in Midlothian on social housing waiting lists.   Responses to Freedom of Information Requests submitted by the party to Scotland’s 32 local authorities h

Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for Lothian Jeremy Balfour says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget is “great news” for hard-pressed individuals and families in the Lothians.

Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for Lothian Jeremy Balfour says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget is “great news” for hard-pressed individuals and families in the Lothians.   Jeremy Balfour MSP said the Budget from Jeremy Hunt managed to outline a range of measures to support vulnerable

Jeremy Balfour MSP backs New Mental Health Service for Children and Young People

Jeremy Balfour MSP today visited a Scottish Parliament exhibition to hear about a pilot service being trialled in East Lothian which aims to tackle the mental health crisis facing children and young people.   Developed by Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC), the new wellbeing and res