Fergus Ewing | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism[a] | |
| In office 18 May 2016 – 20 May 2021 | |
| First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Richard Lochhead |
| Succeeded by | Mairi Gougeon |
| Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism | |
| In office 20 May 2011 – 18 May 2016 | |
| First Minister | Alex Salmond Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Jim Mather |
| Succeeded by | Paul Wheelhouse |
| Minister for Community Safety | |
| In office 17 May 2007 – 20 May 2011 | |
| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Johann Lamont |
| Succeeded by | Roseanna Cunningham |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Inverness and Nairn Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber 1999–2011) | |
| Assumed office 3 May 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Parliament re-established |
| Majority | 9,114 (20.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 September 1957 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party (suspended for one week on 27 February 2024) |
| Spouse | |
| Parent | Winnie Ewing |
| Relatives | Annabelle Ewing (sister) |
| Education | Loretto School, Edinburgh |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Fergus Stewart Ewing (born 23 September 1957) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism from 2016 to 2021,[a] having previously held two junior ministerial posts. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) since 1999, representing Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber until 2011, and then its successor seat Inverness and Nairn.
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