Stewart Maxwell
| Stewart Maxwell | |
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| Convener of the Scottish Parliament Education and Culture Committee | |
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In office 14 June 2011 – 24 March 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Karen Whitefield |
| Minister for Communities and Sport | |
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In office 17 May 2007 – 10 February 2009 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Rhona Brankin |
| Succeeded by | Alex Neil as Minister for Housing and Communities and Shona Robison as Minister for Public Health and Sport |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Scotland |
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In office 1 May 2003 – 24 March 2016 |
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24 December 1963 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | Glasgow College of Technology |
William Stewart Maxwell (born 24 December 1963) is a Scottish politician who was the Minister for Communities and Sport from 2007–2009 and Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland region 2003−2016.
Maxwell was born on 24 December 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland. Maxwell attended Kings Park Secondary School before graduating from Glasgow College of Technology with a BA Honours Social Sciences. He worked for Strathclyde Fire Brigade between 1993 and 2003 before being elected.
He stood as the SNP candidate in the 2003 election and was elected by the regional list.
After his election in 2003, Stewart Maxwell became the Deputy Convener of the Parliament's Justice 1 Committee and a member of the Subordinate Legislation Committee. He transferred from Justice 1 to Justice 2 Committee in 2004 and was also appointed to the post of SNP spokesperson on Public Health and the Shadow Deputy Minister for Health. In September 2006 he was promoted to the SNP's Shadow Cabinet when he became the Party Spokesperson for Sport and Culture. At the end of 2006 he moved from the Justice 2 Committee to the Parliament's Enterprise and Culture Committee and remained on the Subordinate Legislation Committee. After the SNP's victory at the 2007 Scottish Parliament Election, he became the Minister for Communities and Sport. However, he returned to the backbenches in the SNP Ministerial reshuffle on 10 February 2009. After leaving Ministerial office he became one of two representatives from the Scottish Parliament on the European Committee of the Regions and became a member of the Parliament's Justice Committee. After the 2011 election he was appointed to the post of Convener of the Education and Culture Committee and as one of the SNP members of the Scotland bill Committee.
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