Stewart Hosie
| Stewart Hosie MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Dundee East |
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| Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Iain Luke |
| Majority | 1,821 (4.5%) |
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| Born | 3 January 1963 Dundee, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Shona Robison |
| Children | One daughter |
| Alma mater | University of Abertay Dundee |
| Occupation | politician |
| Website | Official website |
Stewart Hosie (born 3 January 1963) is the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee East.[1][2] He is Deputy Leader and Chief Whip of the SNP Westminster Group and House of Commons party spokesperson on the Treasury and Economic matters.[2] He sits on the Commons Treasury Select Committee.
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[edit] Background
Born in Dundee, he was educated at Brackens Primary School, Invertay Primary School Monifieth, Carnoustie High School and Bell Street Tech, (now Abertay University) where he gained an HD in Computer Studies.[2] Stewart worked in IT/IS for 20 years and ran his own business. He is married to Shona Robison, the SNP MSP for Dundee East and Scottish Minister for Public Health. They have a daughter, Morag Louise, and live in the constituency.[2] Prior to his election he was the SNP's first Youth Convener and spent four years as the Party's National Secretary before being elected as the Organisation Convener in 2003.
[edit] House of Commons
First standing for the UK Parliament at the 1992 Westminster Election in Kirkcaldy, Hosie went on to stand for both the Westminster and Scottish parliaments. He contested Kirkcaldy at the 1997 Westminster election, coming second with 22.9%, and at the 1999 Scottish parliamentary elections, when he increased the SNP vote by 9.4% to 32.4%, reducing Marilyn Livingstone's majority to 4,475 in a previously safe Labour seat. At the 2001 Westminster election, Stewart contested Dundee East, increasing the SNP vote by 4.9% to 31.4% and reducing tha Labour majority from 9,961 to less than 4,475. He was eventually elected on 5 May 2005, gaining the seat from Labour with only a 383 majority (1.0%). In the 2010 general election he held the seat with an increased majority of 1,821 (4.5%).
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[edit] External links
- Profilies
- Westminster profile
- SNP profile
- Westminster Group
- BBC News Democracy Live
- STV News profile
- Guardian profile
- Telegraph profile
- TheyWorkForYou
- Public Whip Voting Record
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| Preceded by Iain Luke |
Member of Parliament for Dundee East 2005–present |
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