Fergus Ewing MSP, Energy, Enterprise and Tourism Minister will present his keynote speech on Day 2 of RenewableUK Wave and Tidal 2013 conference, on Thursday 28 February.
Mr Ewing was born in Glasgow in September 1957 and was educated at Edinburgh’s Loretto School and then attended Glasgow University. He was elected as MSP for Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber in 1999 and re-elected in 2003, 2007 and 2011. Prior to being elected, he ran his own law practice and developed SNP policy on small business and other matters as well as serving on the party’s national executive.
He has served on a number of Scottish Parliament committees including the Subordinate Legislation Committee, Enterprise and Lifelong Learning, Finance, Local Government and Transport committee and was previously Shadow Minister for Transport, Tourism & Telecommunications. He was Community Safety Minister during the 2007-11 administration.
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Press release, February 11, 2013; Image: fergusewing