Annabelle Ewing
Annabelle Janet Ewing (born 20 August 1960) is a Scottish politician and lawyer who has served as Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, alongside Liam McArthur, since May 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Cowdenbeath constituency since 2016, having previously been an MSP for the Mid Scotland and Fife region from 2011 to 2016.
Annabelle Ewing | |
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Official portrait, 2016 | |
| Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | |
| Assumed office 14 May 2021 | |
| Presiding Officer | Alison Johnstone |
| Preceded by | Linda Fabiani Christine Grahame Lewis Macdonald |
| Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs | |
| In office 18 May 2016 – 26 June 2018 | |
| Minister for Youth and Women's Employment | |
| In office 21 November 2014 – 18 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Angela Constance (as Minister for Youth Employment until 22 April 2014) |
| Succeeded by | Jamie Hepburn (as Minister for Employability and Training) |
| Deputy Convener of the Scottish Parliament Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee | |
| In office 15 June 2011 – 21 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | John Scott (as Deputy Convener of the Rural Affairs and Environment Committee) |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cowdenbeath | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Rowley |
| Majority | 6,013 |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 23 March 2016 | |
| Member of Parliament for Perth | |
| In office 7 June 2001 – 11 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Roseanna Cunningham |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1960 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Parent(s) | Winnie Ewing Stewart Ewing |
| Relatives | Fergus Ewing (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Profession | Solicitor |
Ewing previously served in the British House of Commons as a Member of Parliament for Perth, from 2001 to 2005. She was Scotland's Minister for Youth and Women's Employment from 2014 to 2016, and Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs from 2016 to 2018. Her brother, Fergus Ewing, is also an MSP in the Scottish Parliament, and their mother, Winnie Ewing, previously served as an MSP, MP and MEP.