Maureen Watt

Maureen Watt
Minister for Mental Health
In office
18 May 2016 – 27 June 2018
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byJamie Hepburn (as Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health)
Succeeded byClare Haughey
Minister for Public Health
In office
21 November 2014 – 18 May 2016
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byMichael Matheson
Succeeded byAileen Campbell
Convener of the Scottish Parliament Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
In office
15 June 2011 – 25 November 2014
Preceded byPatrick Harvie (as Convenor of the Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee)
Succeeded byJim Eadie
Minister for Schools and Skills
In office
17 May 2007 – 10 February 2009
First MinisterAlex Salmond
Preceded byHugh Henry
Succeeded byKeith Brown
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine
In office
6 May 2011 – 25 March 2021
Preceded byNicol Stephen
Succeeded byAudrey Nicoll
Majority2,755
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for North East Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
19 April 2006 – 23 March 2011
Personal details
Born (1951-06-23) 23 June 1951 (age 73)
Aberdeen, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
ChildrenStuart Donaldson
Parent
EducationKeith Grammar School
Alma materUniversity of Strathclyde

Maureen Elizabeth Watt (born 23 June 1951)[1] is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician and former Minister for Mental Health in the Scottish Government. She was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) representing the constituency of Aberdeen South and North Kincardine from 2011 to 2021 when she retired, having previously served as a regional member for North East Scotland from 2006 until 2011.

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