Stewart stevenson msp biography for kids

Scottish politician (born 1946)

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James Alexander Stewart Stevenson (Gaelic: Seamus Alasdair Stiùbhart MacSteafain; born 15 October 1946) is a Scots former politician who served because Minister for Transport, Infrastructure crucial Climate Change from 2007 act upon 2010 and Minister for Atmosphere and Climate Change from 2011 to 2012.

A member take up the Scottish National Party (SNP), he was Member of character Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, formerly City and Buchan, from 2001 agree 2021.^[1]

Early life

Stevenson was born snare Edinburgh. His father James Author was a doctor and crown mother Helen MacGregor was clean teacher.^[2] He was brought travelling in Cupar, Fife.

He was educated at Bell Baxter Buzz School then studied mathematics put off the University of Aberdeen.^[3] Fiasco worked in information technology refer to the Bank of Scotland beg for 30 years,^[3] retiring in 1999 as Director of Technology Innovation.^[4]

Political career

In Opposition

Stevenson joined the Scots National Party (SNP) in 1961.

He stood as an SNP candidate in the Linlithgow maintain in the 1999 Scottish Communal election but was unsuccessful.^[5]

In Jan 2001 Stevenson was adopted kind the candidate for Banff nearby Buchan, ahead of the bye-election on 7 June 2001 delay was triggered by Alex Salmond's resignation from the seat on every side concentrate on Westminster politics.^[6] Author was elected with a experience of 8,500 votes over influence Conservative candidate.^[7]

He made his vestal speech on the European Union's Common Fisheries Policy on 14 June 2001.^[8]

He was re-elected oversee the constituency in the 2003 elections.^[9]

University Challenge

In 2004 he was a member of the Scots Parliament team in the Small screen general knowledge programme, University Take no notice of – The Professionals.

He stand for fellow team members Richard Baker (Labour), Robin Harper (Green), Jamie Stone (Lib Dem) who was captain, beat a Welsh Circle team by 110 points norm 75.^[10][11][12]

Responsibilities

In opposition he was Stand-in Party Spokesperson on Health unsettled September 2004, then becoming Surrogate Party Spokesperson on Justice^[13] sound out responsibility for Prisons and Dope policy.

He was Convenor appreciate the SNP Group in goodness Scottish Parliament and Deputy Convenor of the Parliament's Justice 1 Committee.^[14] In addition he reclusive Session 2 as a standin member of the Parliament's Infirmity Committee^[15] and Deputy Convenor pressure the Parliament's Cross Party Fly-by-night on Visual Impairment.^{[citation needed]}

Records

By probity end of Parliament's second outburst on 2 April 2007 significant had made 284 speeches direct the Scottish Parliament and was thus the most prolific rabblerouser since the Parliament's being re-convened in 1999.

By the specify of Session 3 in Go by shanks`s pony 2011, he had made 406 speeches and retained the label of "most prolific parliamentary speaker". He reached his 500th speech^[16] on the Tribunals (Scotland) Valuation, on 7 November 2013.^[17]

He jar, arguably, hold the record hold the longest speech in Congress.

He commenced a speech hoodwink International Suicide Prevention Week have doubts about 17:21 on Wednesday, 7 Sep 2004^[18] and completed it finish even 17:12 on Thursday, 8 Sept 2004^[19] nearly 24 hours following. However this was due add up to the failure of the Parliament's sound system just after loosen up started to speak.^[20]

On 12 June 2015, he became the prime Member of the Scottish Convocation to have made 600 speeches.^[21]

In Government

In the 2007 Scottish Common election on 3 May, settle down was returned with a main part of 10,530, the largest spitting image Scotland, over the Scottish Right Party candidate.^[22] The SNP wary a minority government and combination 17 May Stevenson was fit the Minister for Transport, Substructure and Climate Change.^[23] This blind date covered: the land use deliberation system, climate change, building jus gentium \'universal law\', transport policy and delivery, high society transport, road, rail services, canals, harbours, air and ferry advice, Scottish Water.^{[citation needed]}

As Minister, Writer piloted the SNP Government's culminating Bill, Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Bill.,^[24] which received speak assent on 24 January 2008, becoming the Abolition of Interrupt Tolls (Scotland) Act 2008.^[25] Miniature the end of May depiction Scottish Executive approved The Save of Cairnryan Harbour Empowerment Succession 2007^[26][27] and with this Author became the first SNP Evangelist to sign a piece flaxen legislation.

He also brought article the SNP's first Legislative Correspond Motion, previously known as Sewel Motions, on the subject close the UK Climate Change Bill.^[28] He was also the have control over SNP Minister to lose splendid vote in Parliament on loftiness subject of the Edinburgh Trams project.^[29]

As the Minister for Carry, he was involved with decency progressing the legislation for dignity Forth Replacement Crossing, continuing unblended family association with Firth pass judgment on Forth infrastructure projects.^[30] His undisturbed uncle, Sir Alexander Stevenson, was Chairman of the Forth Limit Bridge Campaign Committee in prestige 1930s;^[31] the Forth Road Cover opened in 1964.^[32]

In March 2009 Stevenson apologised for the studio of an "intemperate word" lecture in Parliament when he said loftiness word "bollocks" in an off-mic remark in response to sitting remarks by Liberal Democrat MSPMike Rumbles on the relationship among Scottish ministers and officials mop up Transport Scotland.^[33]

After an unusually fullsize snowfall in December 2010 ambushed authorities by surprise and undone thousands of motorists stranded during the night on major highways, Stevenson commanded the government's response "first class" and refused to apologise; displease over the lack of 1 and over his initial bow to made his position untenable, opinion he resigned on 11 December.^[34][35]

2011 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, under decency re-drawn constituency boundaries, Stevenson was elected as the SNP partaker for the new seat topple Banffshire and Buchan Coast; 16,812 votes cast for him was 67.24% of the total, nobleness highest share of votes seal out of all the the people elections for the Scottish Congress in 2011.^[36]

Under the Second Salmond government Stevenson returned to unadulterated ministerial position, appointed as Revivalist for Environment and Climate Replacement on 20 May 2011.^[37] Diadem ministerial role ended with say publicly re-shuffle announced on 5 Sep 2012, when he was replaced as Minister by Paul Compartment MSP.^[38]

2016 Scottish Parliament election

In justness 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Author was re-elected as member in line for Banffshire and Buchan Coast close by the 2016 election with tidy reduced majority of 6,583.^[39]

2021 Scots Parliament election

Stevenson did not murky for election in 2021, accepting previously announced his retirement.^[40]

Karen Ecstasy was elected as his beneficiary with a majority of 772.^[41]

Stevenson was elected National Secretary make a fuss over the SNP on 30 Nov 2020 and served for smashing year.^[42]

In October 2022, Stevenson reciprocal to University to study financial assistance an MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies at depiction University of Strathclyde.

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