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Fergus Ewing

Personal data
Date of birth23 September 1957(age 53)
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Political partyScottish National Party
SpouseMargaret Ewing until 2006
RelationsWinnie Ewing, Annabelle Ewing
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism
Assumed office20 May 2011
First ministerAlex Salmond
Preceded byJim Mather
Minister for Community Safety
In office17 May 2007 - 20 May 2011
First ministerAlex Salmond
Succeeded byRoseanna Cunningham
Preceded byJohann Lamont
(as Deputy Minister for Justice)
Assumed office3 May 1999
Majority9745
Preceded bynew constituency

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Fergus Ewing (born 23 September 1957) is the Scottish Government's Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism and the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Inverness and Nairn.

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The SNP's Fergus Ewing holds the seat of Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber. The Labour vote collapses.
4.85 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Fergus Ewing, the Scottish Government's 'Minister for Community Safety' seems to be a little reluctant on implementing McKenzie Friends for Scotland, after being caught out by David Whitton MSP during Mr Ewing's closing speech of the Parliamentary debate on Lord Gill's Civil Courts Review. McKenzie Friends have quetly assisted people in the English courts for the past 40 years, and in many countries around the world, so why the resistance to implementing McKenzie Friends in Scotland ?
1.43 min. | 0 user rating		 The Legal Services (Scotland) Bill was debated in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 28 April 2010. The aim of the Legal Services Bill was to open Scotland's closed shop legal services market, where consumers are currently forced to use a solicitor member of the Law Society of Scotland to access legal services, the courts or other parts of the Scottish Justice system. The Legal Services Bill originally started life as "The Legal Profession Bill", and has seen many changes against the aims to open up choice to Scottish consumers. The Law Society of Scotland and campaigns by sections of the Scottish legal profession have watered down the bill, which if eventually passed, will not improve access to justice in Scotland. You can read the full official report of the debate here : www.scottish.parliament.uk You can find out more about the Legal Services Bill here : www.scottish.parliament.uk Further coverage of the Legal Services Bill can be viewed here : petercherbi.blogspot.com
8.43 min. | 0 user rating		 The Legal Services (Scotland) Bill was debated in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 28 April 2010. The aim of the Legal Services Bill was to open Scotland's closed shop legal services market, where consumers are currently forced to use a solicitor member of the Law Society of Scotland to access legal services, the courts or other parts of the Scottish Justice system. The Legal Services Bill originally started life as "The Legal Profession Bill", and has seen many changes against the aims to open up choice to Scottish consumers. The Law Society of Scotland and campaigns by sections of the Scottish legal profession have watered down the bill, which if eventually passed, will not improve access to justice in Scotland. You can read the full official report of the debate here : www.scottish.parliament.uk You can find out more about the Legal Services Bill here : www.scottish.parliament.uk Further coverage of the Legal Services Bill can be viewed here : petercherbi.blogspot.com
10.27 min. | 0 user rating		 Community Safety Minister Fergus Ewing is claiming that Tayside is leading the way in cracking down on boy racers.
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The Scottish Government's Fergus Ewing (SNP) concludes the Scottish Parliament's debate on Lord Gill's Civil Courts Review, Part 1
7.07 min. | 0 user rating		 The Legal Services (Scotland) Bill was debated in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 28 April 2010. The aim of the Legal Services Bill was to open Scotland's closed shop legal services market, where consumers are currently forced to use a solicitor member of the Law Society of Scotland to access legal services, the courts or other parts of the Scottish Justice system. The Legal Services Bill originally started life as "The Legal Profession Bill", and has seen many changes against the aims to open up choice to Scottish consumers. The Law Society of Scotland and campaigns by sections of the Scottish legal profession have watered down the bill, which if eventually passed, will not improve access to justice in Scotland. You can read the full official report of the debate here : www.scottish.parliament.uk You can find out more about the Legal Services Bill here : www.scottish.parliament.uk Further coverage of the Legal Services Bill can be viewed here : petercherbi.blogspot.com
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4.73 min. | 0 user rating		 A new study into new ways addicts can be helped to be published next week.
0.97 min. | 0 user rating		 The Legal Services (Scotland) Bill was debated in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 28 April 2010. The aim of the Legal Services Bill was to open Scotland's closed shop legal services market, where consumers are currently forced to use a solicitor member of the Law Society of Scotland to access legal services, the courts or other parts of the Scottish Justice system. The Legal Services Bill originally started life as "The Legal Profession Bill", and has seen many changes against the aims to open up choice to Scottish consumers. The Law Society of Scotland and campaigns by sections of the Scottish legal profession have watered down the bill, which if eventually passed, will not improve access to justice in Scotland. You can read the full official report of the debate here : www.scottish.parliament.uk You can find out more about the Legal Services Bill here : www.scottish.parliament.uk Further coverage of the Legal Services Bill can be viewed here : petercherbi.blogspot.com
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Scottish insolvencies fell in second quarter - Think Money Tweet this news
Think Money--Minister for Community Safety -Fergus Ewing- said: "By allowing people to repay their debt over an extended period of time, an increase in DPPs along with ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:29:54 GMT+00:00
Scottish personal insolvencies 'decreased in 2010's second quarter' - Vanquis Bank Tweet this news
Vanquis Bank---Fergus Ewing-, community safety minister within the Scottish government, feels that the figures are welcome. He stated: "The Scottish government is committed ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:07:27 GMT+00:00
Scottish insolvencies fall in second quarter - CA Magazine Online Tweet this news
CA Magazine Online--Minister for Community Safety -Fergus Ewing-, said: "A drop in personal insolvencies is a welcome return from the slight increase witnessed during April to ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:21:35 GMT+00:00
Kenny Farquharson SNP campaign theme is altogether wrong - Scotland on Sunday Tweet this news
Scotland on Sunday--(Incidentally, my favourite moment from SNP conference yesterday was when -Fergus Ewing- said: "We all want to be part of better - even the grammarians ... - Date : Sat, 16 Oct 2010 23:05:56 GMT+00:00
Scottish Government to oppose return to Westminster of Scottish charities ... - For Argyll Tweet this news
For Argyll---Fergus Ewing-, Minister for Community Safety, has been explicit that the Scottish Government will vigorously oppose any such proposed return to Westminster ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:31:31 GMT+00:00
MSP pleased with plans on high hedges - Scotsman Tweet this news
Scotsman---Fergus Ewing-, the Community Safety Minister, has asked civil servants to start work preparing a new Bill to create legal protection for people regarding ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:02:45 GMT+00:00
Scottish government slams proposal to return Scottish charity regulation to ... - Civil Society Media Tweet this news
Civil Society Media---Fergus Ewing- MSP has said the Scottish government firmly opposes the return of charity regulation to the Westminster parliament as proposed by the Calman ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:53:40 GMT+00:00
Heavy hints direct rail service to London could be spared axe - Inverness Courier Tweet this news
Inverness Courier--Meanwhile, -Fergus Ewing-, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, has spoken to Elaine Holt, chief executive of state-owned East Coast Main Line company ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:52:14 GMT+00:00
Tesco law to overhaul legal profession is given go-ahead - Scotsman Tweet this news
Scotsman--Community safety minister -Fergus Ewing- said: "The debate we've had has been at times a turbulent and bruising one. But it has always been one which has been ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:09:27 GMT+00:00
Action fire stations for hi-tech training centre - Glasgow Evening Times Tweet this news
Glasgow Evening Times--The first brick was laid yesterday by Scotland's Community Safety Minister -Fergus Ewing-. Strathclyde Fire & Rescue will have the best facilities in the UK ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:04:52 GMT+00:00


Members of the Scottish Parliament in the Highlands and Islands region

Constituency MSPsJim Mather (SNP, Argyll and Bute) * Jamie Stone (Lib Dem, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) * Fergus Ewing (SNP, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber) * Richard Lochhead (SNP, Moray) * Liam McArthur (Lib Dem, Orkney) * John Farquhar Munro (Lib Dem, Ross, Skye and Inverness West) * Tavish Scott (Lib Dem, Shetland) * Alasdair Allan (SNP, Western Isles)
Additional MembersRob Gibson (SNP) * Rhoda Grant (Lab) * Jamie McGrigor (Con) * Peter Peacock (Lab) * Mary Scanlon (Con) * David Stewart (Lab) * David Thompson (SNP)

Scottish National Party MSPs

Elected in the 2007 election
Brian Adam * Bashir Ahmad * Alasdair Allan * Keith Brown * Aileen Campbell * Willie Coffey * Angela Constance * Bruce Crawford * Roseanna Cunningham * Nigel Don * Bob Doris * Fergus Ewing * Linda Fabiani * Joe FitzPatrick * Kenneth Gibson * Rob Gibson * Christine Grahame * Chris Harvie * Jamie Hepburn * Fiona Hyslop * Adam Ingram * Bill Kidd * Richard Lochhead * Kenny MacAskill * Tricia Marwick * Jim Mather * Michael Matheson * Stewart Maxwell * Ian McKee * Christina McKelvie * Stuart McMillan * Alasdair Morgan * Alex Neil * Gil Paterson * Shona Robison * Michael Russell * Alex Salmond * Shirley-Anne Somerville * Stewart Stevenson * Nicola Sturgeon * John Swinney * David Thompson * Maureen Watt * Andrew Welsh * Sandra White * Bill Wilson * John Wilson

Junior Ministers in the Scottish Government

Fiona Hyslop (Minister for Culture and External Affairs) * Bruce Crawford (Minister for Parliamentary Business) * Jim Mather (Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism) *
Stewart Stevenson (Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change) * Fergus Ewing (Minister for Community Safety) * Roseanna Cunningham (Minister for Environment)
Keith Brown (Minister for Schools and Skills) * Adam Ingram (Minister for Children and Early Years) * Alex Neil (Minister for Housing and Communities) * Shona Robison (Minister for Public Health and Sport) *



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