Paul Wheelhouse

Paul Wheelhouse
Wheelhouse in 2016
Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands
In office
27 June 2018 – 20 May 2021
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byHumza Yousaf
Succeeded byGraeme Dey
Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy
In office
18 May 2016 – 26 June 2018
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byFergus Ewing
Succeeded byJamie Hepburn
Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs
In office
21 November 2014 – 18 May 2016
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byRoseanna Cunningham
Succeeded byAnnabelle Ewing
Minister for Environment and Climate Change
In office
6 September 2012 – 21 November 2014
First MinisterAlex Salmond
Preceded byStewart Stevenson
Succeeded byAileen McLeod
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for South Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
6 May 2011 – 6 May 2021
Personal details
Born
Paul Richard William Wheelhouse

(1970-06-22) 22 June 1970 (age 54)
Dundonald, County Down, Northern Ireland
Political partyScottish National Party
EducationStewart's Melville College
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen
University of Edinburgh

Paul Richard William Wheelhouse (born 22 June 1970) is a former Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands from 2018 to 2021. He was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region from 2011 until 2021 and Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy in the Scottish Government from May 2016 to June 2018.