Fergus Ewing

Fergus Ewing MSP
Official portrait, 2021
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism[a]
In office 18 May 2016 – 20 May 2021
First Minister	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Richard Lochhead
Succeeded by	Mairi Gougeon
Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism
In office 20 May 2011 – 18 May 2016
First Minister	Alex Salmond Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Jim Mather
Succeeded by	Paul Wheelhouse
Minister for Community Safety
In office 17 May 2007 – 20 May 2011
First Minister	Alex Salmond
Preceded by	Johann Lamont
Succeeded by	Roseanna Cunningham
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Inverness and Nairn Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber 1999–2011)
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 May 1999
Preceded by	Parliament re-established
Majority	9,114 (20.0%)
Personal details
Born	(1957-09-23) 23 September 1957 (age 66) Glasgow, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party (suspended for one week on 27 February 2024)
Spouse	Margaret McAdam ​ ​ (m. 1983; died 2006)​
Parent	Winnie Ewing
Relatives	Annabelle Ewing (sister)
Alma mater	University of Glasgow

Fergus Stewart Ewing (born 23 September 1957) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism from 2016 to 2021,^[a] having previously held two junior ministerial posts. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) since 1999, representing Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber until 2011, and then its successor seat Inverness and Nairn.
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