Kevin Stewart | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Minister for Transport | |
| In office 29 March 2023 – 6 June 2023 | |
| First Minister | Humza Yousaf |
| Preceded by | Jenny Gilruth |
| Succeeded by | Fiona Hyslop |
| Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care | |
| In office 20 May 2021 – 29 March 2023 | |
| First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Clare Haughey |
| Succeeded by | Maree Todd |
| Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning | |
| In office 18 May 2016 – 20 May 2021 | |
| First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Marco Biagi & Margaret Burgess |
| Succeeded by | Ben Macpherson |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament forAberdeen Central | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Macdonald |
| Majority | 6,594 (20.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kevin Morrice Stewart (1968-06-03)3 June 1968 (age 57) |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
Kevin Morrice Stewart (born 3 June 1968) is aScottish National Party (SNP) politician who served asMinister for Transport from 29 March 2023 to 6 June 2023. He is aMember of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) forAberdeen Central since2011. He previously served asMinister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care from 2021 to 2023 and asMinister for Local Government, Housing and Planning from 2016 to 2021.
Stewart was a local councillor inAberdeen between 1999 and 2011, serving as Depute Leader ofAberdeen City Council from 2007. As a councillor, he chaired the Finance and Resources Committee and the North East of Scotland's Regional Transport Partnership, NESTRANS. He also served as the chair of the 3Rs Board.[1]
In the2011 Scottish Parliament election he was elected to representAberdeen Central.
Stewart was the convener of theScottish Parliament'sLocal Government and Regeneration Committee,[2] where he oversaw scrutiny of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015. Stewart was also a member of theWelfare Reform Committee and also sat on the Justice Sub-committee on Policing. He was also involved in the Cross-Party Groups on Oil & Gas, Scots language, Nuclear Disarmament, Malawi and Tibet. He also acted as Parliamentary Liaison Officer toNicola Sturgeon from November 2014 until the dissolution of parliament in March 2016.
Stewart has lodged a number of motions in parliament in support ofVotes at 16.
He made a speech in favour ofsame-sex marriage on 20 November 2013 at the Scottish Parliament Stage 1 Debate on theMarriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill,[3] in which he spoke about his experience of coming out as gay.[4][5]
Stewart stood again in2016 and was re-elected with an increased majority.[6] He was appointed as Minister for Local Government and Housing on 18 May 2016 when Sturgeon announced her government.[7]
He was re-elected at the2021 Scottish Parliament election. He became Transport minister in theYousaf government.[8] In June 2023, he resigned as minister due to mental health problems.[9] On 8 September 2025, he announced he will not seek re-election in the2026 Scottish Parliament election.[10] Special adviser Jack Middleton is seeking the SNP nomination.[11]
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| Preceded by | Member of the Scottish Parliament forAberdeen Central 2011–present | Incumbent |
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