Stewart Hosie
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Stewart Hosie is the Scottish National Party
(SNP) Member of Parliament
(MP) for Dundee East
. He is Deputy Leader
and Chief Whip
of the SNP Westminster Group and House of Commons party spokesperson on the Treasury and Economic matters. He sits on the Commons Treasury Select Committee.
, 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. 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. 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.
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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Scottish National Party
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(SNP) Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Dundee East
Dundee East (UK Parliament constituency)
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. He is Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
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and Chief Whip
Chief Whip
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of the SNP Westminster Group and House of Commons party spokesperson on the Treasury and Economic matters. He sits on the Commons Treasury Select Committee.
Background
Born in DundeeDundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, he was educated at Brackens Primary School, Invertay Primary School Monifieth, Carnoustie
Carnoustie
Carnoustie is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast...
High School and Bell Street Tech, (now Abertay University) where he gained an HD
Higher diploma
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in Computer Studies. Stewart worked in IT/IS for 20 years and ran his own business. He is married to Shona Robison
Shona Robison
Shona Robison is a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee East. She was elected as a Scottish National Party candidate in the 2003 election...
, the SNP MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
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for Dundee East
Dundee East (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Dundee City East is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election...
and Scottish Minister for Public Health. They have a daughter, Morag Louise, and live in the constituency. 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.
House of Commons
First standing for the UK Parliament at the 1992 Westminster ElectionUnited Kingdom general election, 1992
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in Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency)
Kirkcaldy was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Fife, returning one Member of Parliament . It existed from the February 1974 election until its abolition in 2005.-Boundaries:...
, Hosie went on to stand for both the Westminster and Scottish
Scottish Parliament
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parliaments. He contested Kirkcaldy at the 1997 Westminster election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
, coming second with 22.9%, and at the 1999 Scottish parliamentary elections
Scottish Parliament election, 1999
The Scottish Parliament election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on 6 May 1999 to elect 129 members...
, when he increased the SNP vote by 9.4% to 32.4%, reducing Marilyn Livingstone
Marilyn Livingstone
Marilyn Livingstone is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician, who served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kirkcaldy constituency from 1999-2011....
's majority to 4,475 in a previously safe Labour seat. At the 2001 Westminster election
United Kingdom general election, 2001
The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats...
, 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
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
, 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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