Stewart Maxwell

Stewart Maxwell
Convener of the Scottish Parliament Education and Culture Committee
In office
14 June 2011 – 24 March 2016
Preceded byKaren Whitefield
Minister for Communities and Sport
In office
17 May 2007 – 10 February 2009
First MinisterAlex Salmond
Preceded byRhona Brankin
Succeeded byAlex Neil as Minister for Housing and Communities and Shona Robison as Minister for Public Health and Sport
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for West Scotland
In office
1 May 2003 – 24 March 2016
Personal details
Born (1963-12-24) 24 December 1963 (age 60)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
Other political
affiliations
Labour (until 1988)
Alma materGlasgow College of Technology

William Stewart Maxwell (born 24 December 1963) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was the Minister for Communities and Sport from 2007 to 2009 and a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West of Scotland region from 2003 to 2016.