Stewart Stevenson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the Beavis and Butt-Head character, see Stewart (Beavis and Butt-Head).

Stewart Stevenson (James Alexander Stewart Stevenson) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1946 and brought up in Cupar, Fife. After studying mathematics at the University of Aberdeen he worked in information technology with Bank of Scotland for 30 years retiring in 1999 as Director of Technology Innovation.

He joined the Scottish National Party (SNP) in 1961. Elected to the Scottish Parliament on 7th June 2001 he followed Alex Salmond, after his resignation, as member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Banff and Buchan.

He made his maiden speech on the EU's Common Fisheries Policy, rising to his feet at 16:11 hrs on 14th June, 26 hours and 36 minutes after being sworn in.

He is Shadow Deputy Justice Minister with responsibility for Prisons and Drugs policy, Convenor of the SNP Group in the Scottish Parliament and Deputy Convenor of the Parliament's Justice 1 Committee. In addition he is a substitute member of the Parliament's Health Committee and Deputy Convenor of the Parliament's Cross Party Group on Visual Impairment.

Since being elected he has made 284 speeches in Parliament [as at March 2007] and is thus the most prolific speaker since the Parliament's being re-convened in 1999.

[edit] Relatives

Politics

Alexander Berry (1781-1873) MP New South Wales, Australia - 1st cousin, 4 times removed
Keith Laird (1907-1985) Canadian Senator - 3rd cousin
Sir Alexander Stewart Stevenson (1860-1936) Edinburgh Lord Provost - Great Uncle
Lord James Stevenson (1873-1926) Member of House of Lords - 1st cousin, once removed

Sport