Stuart McMillan
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Stuart McMillan MSP |
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| Deputy Convener of the Scottish Parliament Equal Opportunities Committee | |
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Assumed office 14 June 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Marlyn Glen |
| Succeeded by | Marco Biagi |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Greenock and Inverclyde |
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Assumed office 6 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Duncan McNeil |
| Majority | 8, 230 |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Scotland |
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In office 3 May 2007 – 26 March 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Campbell Martin |
| Succeeded by | Ken Mackintosh |
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6 May 1972 Barrow in Furness |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | Abertay University |
| Website | Official website |
Stuart McMillan (born 6 May 1972) is the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency since 2016, having previously represented the West of Scotland region 2007−2016.
Stuart McMillan was born in Barrow in Furness in Cumbria, England, on 6 May 1972. He moved to Inverclyde when he was a child, where he attended Port Glasgow High School. After attending Central College of Commerce, Glasgow, he studied at the University of Abertay in Dundee where he graduated with a BA (Hons) in European Business Management with Languages and latterly a MBA. Once graduated he worked for IBM before working for Scottish National Party central office in Westminster. Before being elected in 2007, he was office manager to Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament Bruce McFee.
In 2007 Scottish Parliament election he stood as the SNP candidate for Greenock and Inverclyde constituency, beaten by Labour's Duncan McNeil but was then elected on the regional list for the West of Scotland region. He contested the seat again in the 2011 election which McNeil won with a majority of 511 and McMillan also returned to parliament through the regional list.
During his time as an MSP, McMillan has led campaigns on a number of issues in Inverclyde including a campaign to reduce the price of fuel in the area. He has also been very vocal in his support for action to be taken against the rise of fixed-odds betting terminals in the area and has also lobbied the Scottish Government for money to support flood prevention measures in Inverclyde.
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