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For the fictional character, see Stewart (Beavis And Butt-head) . Stewart Stevenson (James Alexander Stewart Stevenson) (born 1946 ) is a Scottish politician who became a member of the Scottish Parliament in 2001. He 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 , 26 hours and 36 minutes after being sworn in. In opposition he was 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 ended Session 2 as a substitute member of the Parliament's Health Committee and Deputy Convenor of the Parliament's Cross Party Group on Visual Impairment. By the end of Parliament's second session on 2nd April 2007 he had made 284 speeches in the Scottish Parliament and is thus the most prolific speaker since the Parliament's being re-convened in 1999. In the Scottish Parliament election of 3rd May 2007, Stewart Stevenson was returned with a majority of 10,530, the largest in Scotland, over the Scottish Conservative Party candidate. After the SNP's victory at the 2007 Scottish Parliament Election , Stevenson was appointed Minister For Transport, Infrastructure And Climate Change {Link without Title} . This appointment covers: the land use planning system, climate change, building standards, transport policy and delivery, public transport, road, rail services, air and ferry services, Scottish Water. RELATIVES Politics
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