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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Kevin Stewart

Scottish National Party

MSP for Aberdeen Central (Constituency) 2011 - present day

About Kevin Stewart

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @kevinstewartsnp

Facebook: Kevin's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 01224 624719
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Suite L1, Woodburn House
4/5 Golden Square
Aberdeen
AB10 1RD

Phone: 01224 624 719
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Kevin is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Kevin does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Kevin does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Kevin has had 16 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

18 June 2024 - 13 November 2024

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Member

06 March 2024 - 26 June 2024

Constitution Europe External Affairs and Culture Committee

Substitute Member

29 June 2023 - 05 March 2024

Equalities Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Substitute Member

29 March 2023 - 06 June 2023

Minister for Transport

Scottish Government

19 May 2021 - 29 March 2023

Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care

Scottish Government

26 June 2018 - 19 May 2021

Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning

Scottish Government

19 May 2016 - 26 June 2018

Minister for Local Government and Housing

Scottish Government

26 September 2012 - 23 March 2016

conveners group

Member

09 January 2015 - 23 March 2016

Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the First Minister

Scottish Government

13 March 2013 - 23 March 2016

Justice SubCommittee on Policing

Member

26 September 2012 - 23 March 2016

Local Government and Regeneration Committee

Convener

25 January 2012 - 23 March 2016

Welfare Reform Committee

Member

23 February 2012 - 01 October 2012

Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Minister for Youth Employment

Scottish Government

15 June 2011 - 26 September 2012

Local Government and Regeneration Committee

Deputy Convener

23 June 2011 - 23 February 2012

Public Petitions Committee

Substitute Member

01 June 2011 - 15 June 2011

Local Government and Regeneration Committee

Member

Register of interests

Kevin's register of interests

MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.

Here is the register for Kevin Stewart. The date of their initial statement was 14 May 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests

Gifts

No registrable interests

Overseas visits

No registrable interests

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

No registrable interests

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

I am a member of the Scottish National Party.

I am a member of Parliamentarians for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament.

I am a member of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

I am a member of the St Machar Credit Union.

I am a Burgess of Guild of the Burgh of Aberdeen.

I am a member of Unison.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Kevin Stewart has said in Parliament

These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.

Chamber meeting date: 1 May 2025

Scotland’s Hydrogen Future

Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP): "I believe that hydrogen offers an extraordinary opportunity for Scotland that promises not only to transform our energy landscape but to secure our economic prosperity for generations to come…

Chamber meeting date: 30 April 2025

Grangemouth (Cessation of Refining)

Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP): "Project willow confirmed that one option for the future of Grangemouth was the production of sustainable aviation fuel, which the Westminster Government has spent £50 million on to benefit Teesside…

Chamber meeting date: 30 April 2025

Motorists

Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP): "In a move that would make the US President proud, the Tory party has lodged a Trumpian word salad of a motion calling for an end to the Scottish Government’s so-called war on motorists, using the low-emission zone in Aberdeen as an example of bad policy. For some, it might come as a bit of a surprise to find out which party was in control of…

Chamber meeting date: 23 April 2025

E-bike Misuse

6. Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its work on antisocial behaviour, what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government about tackling the misuse of e-bikes. (S6O-04557)"

Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 23 April 2025

Skills Delivery

Kevin Stewart (Aberdeen Central) (SNP): "That is a very interesting story. We have talked previously about young people’s jobs journeys often beginning in school, and you said that some of the skills relating to textiles are not being provided…

Votes

How Kevin Stewart has voted in Parliament

Find out how Kevin Stewart has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17399

Scotland’s Hydrogen Future

Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 1, 2025

Result 113 for, 6 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17399.1

Scotland’s Hydrogen Future

Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 1, 2025

Result 34 for, 67 against, 17 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17399.3

Scotland’s Hydrogen Future

Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 1, 2025

Result 51 for, 62 against, 6 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17399.2

Scotland’s Hydrogen Future

Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 1, 2025

Result 6 for, 97 against, 17 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17360.1

Protecting Scotland’s Fishing Industry

Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Result 17 for, 87 against, 11 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motions

Questions

Questions Kevin Stewart has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6O-04557

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its work on antisocial behaviour, what discussions it has had with the UK Government about tackling the misuse of e-bikes."

Taken in the Chamber on 23 April 2025

Question ref. S6F-03982

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 31 March 2025

"To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reported comments made by the chair of the North Sea Transition Task Force that the North Sea’s future should be a “national mission”."

Taken in the Chamber on 3 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-36315

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the impact of taking ScotRail into public ownership, in light of the forthcoming third anniversary of this taking place."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04534

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the potential impact of the UK Government’s Spring Statement on the Scottish Budget."

Taken in the Chamber on 3 April 2025

Question ref. S6F-03920

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 March 2025

"To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to tackle Islamophobia in Scotland, in light of reports of an attack on a mosque in Aberdeen at the weekend."

Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04408

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote hydrogen production and usage in Scotland."

Taken in the Chamber on 6 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35189

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with setting out a just transition for the transport sector."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 February 2025

Question ref. S6O-04359

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it and its partner organisations are taking to tackle antisocial behaviour in city centres."

Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2025

Question ref. S6O-04336

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the impact that the UK Government’s decision to raise employer national insurance contributions will have on Scottish public services and the economy of Scotland."

Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2025

Question ref. S6T-02326

Asked by: Stewart, Kevin, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that mental health absences among ambulance crews have risen in Aberdeen and other parts of Scotland."

Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2025

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