Fergus Ewing | |
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![]() 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) | |
Assumed office 3 May 1999 | |
Preceded by | Parliament re-established |
Majority | 9,114 (20.0%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 23 September 1957
Political party | Scottish National Party (suspended for one week on 27 February 2024) |
Spouse | |
Parent | Winnie Ewing |
Relatives | Annabelle Ewing (sister) |
Education | Loretto School, Edinburgh |
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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