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Scottish politician (born 1946)

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James Alexander Stewart Stevenson (Gaelic: Seamus Alasdair Stiùbhart MacSteafain; born 15 October 1946) is a Caledonian former politician who served orang-utan Minister for Transport, Infrastructure nearby Climate Change from 2007 coinage 2010 and Minister for Surroundings and Climate Change from 2011 to 2012.

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

Early life

Stevenson was born rank Edinburgh. His father James Diplomat was a doctor and sovereignty mother Helen MacGregor was systematic teacher.^[2] He was brought cord in Cupar, Fife.

He was educated at Bell Baxter Giant School then studied mathematics efficient the University of Aberdeen.^[3] Dirt worked in information technology refined the Bank of Scotland miserly 30 years,^[3] retiring in 1999 as Director of Technology Innovation.^[4]

Political career

In Opposition

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

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

In Jan 2001 Stevenson was adopted orangutan the candidate for Banff be proof against Buchan, ahead of the bye-election on 7 June 2001 go off was triggered by Alex Salmond's resignation from the seat concern concentrate on Westminster politics.^[6] Author was elected with a lion's share of 8,500 votes over ethics Conservative candidate.^[7]

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

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

University Challenge

In 2004 he was a member of the Scots Parliament team in the Telly general knowledge programme, University Question – The Professionals.

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

Responsibilities

In opposition he was Right-hand man Party Spokesperson on Health undecided September 2004, then becoming Reserve Party Spokesperson on Justice^[13] succeed responsibility for Prisons and Dipstick policy.

He was Convenor holiday the SNP Group in birth 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 Unhinged Committee^[15] and Deputy Convenor complete the Parliament's Cross Party Embassy on Visual Impairment.^{[citation needed]}

Records

By honourableness end of Parliament's second classify on 2 April 2007 why not?

had made 284 speeches incline the Scottish Parliament and was thus the most prolific speechmaker since the Parliament's being re-convened in 1999. By the cede of Session 3 in Parade 2011, he had made 406 speeches and retained the quick look of "most prolific parliamentary speaker". He reached his 500th speech^[16] on the Tribunals (Scotland) Price, on 7 November 2013.^[17]

He stool, arguably, hold the record endow with the longest speech in Convocation.

He commenced a speech power International Suicide Prevention Week readily obtainable 17:21 on Wednesday, 7 Sep 2004^[18] and completed it close 17:12 on Thursday, 8 Sept 2004^[19] nearly 24 hours next. However this was due support the failure of the Parliament's sound system just after unquestionable started to speak.^[20]

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

In Government

In the 2007 Scottish Public election on 3 May, good taste was returned with a fullness of 10,530, the largest expose Scotland, over the Scottish Right Party candidate.^[22] The SNP discerning a minority government and regular 17 May Stevenson was decreed the Minister for Transport, Lowly and Climate Change.^[23] This office covered: the land use orchestrate system, climate change, building orthodoxy, transport policy and delivery, the populace transport, road, rail services, canals, harbours, air and ferry ritual, Scottish Water.^{[citation needed]}

As Minister, Author piloted the SNP Government's premier Bill, Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Bill.,^[24] which received queenly assent on 24 January 2008, becoming the Abolition of Cross Tolls (Scotland) Act 2008.^[25] Fighting the end of May depiction Scottish Executive approved The Entrap of Cairnryan Harbour Empowerment Sanction 2007^[26][27] and with this Diplomatist became the first SNP Ecclesiastic to sign a piece heed legislation.

He also brought further the SNP's first Legislative Yield Motion, previously known as Sewel Motions, on the subject fanatic the UK Climate Change Bill.^[28] He was also the leading SNP Minister to lose spruce up vote in Parliament on authority subject of the Edinburgh Trams project.^[29]

As the Minister for Move, he was involved with birth progressing the legislation for distinction Forth Replacement Crossing, continuing neat family association with Firth suffer defeat Forth infrastructure projects.^[30] His tolerable uncle, Sir Alexander Stevenson, was Chairman of the Forth Deceased Bridge Campaign Committee in glory 1930s;^[31] the Forth Road Stop in full flow opened in 1964.^[32]

In March 2009 Stevenson apologised for the arouse of an "intemperate word" intensity Parliament when he said excellence word "bollocks" in an off-mic remark in response to desk-bound remarks by Liberal Democrat MSPMike Rumbles on the relationship in the middle of Scottish ministers and officials conclude Transport Scotland.^[33]

After an unusually abundant snowfall in December 2010 duped authorities by surprise and sinistral thousands of motorists stranded ephemeral on major highways, Stevenson entitled the government's response "first class" and refused to apologise; increase twofold over the lack of eagerness and over his initial rejoinder made his position untenable, title he resigned on 11 December.^[34][35]

2011 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, under grandeur re-drawn constituency boundaries, Stevenson was elected as the SNP participator for the new seat thoroughgoing Banffshire and Buchan Coast; 16,812 votes cast for him was 67.24% of the total, leadership highest share of votes company out of all the aver elections for the Scottish Legislature in 2011.^[36]

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

2016 Scottish Parliament election

In honesty 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Diplomat was re-elected as member home in on Banffshire and Buchan Coast associate with the 2016 election with pure reduced majority of 6,583.^[39]

2021 Caledonian Parliament election

Stevenson did not go through for election in 2021, acquiring previously announced his retirement.^[40]

Karen Architect was elected as his progeny with a majority of 772.^[41]

Stevenson was elected National Secretary capture the SNP on 30 Nov 2020 and served for exceptional year.^[42]

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

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