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词条 Maureen Watt
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  1. Early life

  2. Early career

  3. Parliamentary career

  4. Family

  5. References

  6. External links

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| office1 = Minister for Mental Health
| term_start1 = 18 May 2016
| term_end1 = 27 June 2018
| firstminister1 = Nicola Sturgeon
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| successor1 = Clare Haughey
| office2 = Minister for Public Health
| term_start2 = 21 November 2014
| term_end2 = 18 May 2016
| firstminister2 = Nicola Sturgeon
| predecessor2 = Michael Matheson
| successor2 = Aileen Campbell
| office3 = Convener of the Scottish Parliament Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
| term_start3 = 15 June 2011
| term_end3 = 25 November 2014
| predecessor3 = Patrick Harvie (as Convenor of the Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee)
| successor3 =Jim Eadie
| office4 = Minister for Schools and Skills
| term_start4 = 17 May 2007
| term_end4 = 10 February 2009
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| successor4 = Keith Brown
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Maureen Elizabeth Watt (born 23 June 1951) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician and former Minister for Mental Health in the Scottish Government. She is the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) representing the constituency of Aberdeen South and North Kincardine since 2011, having previously served as a regional for North East Scotland from 2006 until 2011.

Early life

Born in Aberdeen to a farming family, she was educated at Keith Grammar School and studied at University of Strathclyde, graduating with an Honours degree in Politics.[2] She went on to gain a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the University of Birmingham.[2]

Early career

She was a teacher in Social Studies at a Comprehensive school in England from 1974−1976[2] and moved back to Scotland to work in the oil sector.[5] In the mid-1990s she worked as Rector’s Assessor for Allan Macartney when he was Rector of the University of Aberdeen.[1] In 1998 she was appointed to the Independent Commission on Local Government and the Scottish Parliament.[2]

She was a Councillor on Grampian Regional Council and had served on the Visiting Committee of Aberdeen Prison.

Parliamentary career

Watt stood a candidate in the Scottish Parliament election, 2003 but was not elected.[3] Before the term ended, Richard Lochhead resigned his seat to contest the Moray by-election. The next person on the SNP list from the 2003 election had been Alasdair Allan but he refused his place in Parliament as he had secured the SNP nomination for the Western Isles for the 2007 election. The next person on the list was Maureen Watt, who took up the place.

Watt was sworn in as MSP on 19 April 2006, becoming the first MSP to swear their oath of allegiance in Doric.[9][10]

Watt made her maiden speech[11] on 20 April 2006 on the subject of Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation. With a gap of only 17 hours 25 minutes since taking the Parliamentary oath she took over the record for the shortest wait from John Scott.

After the SNP's victory at the 2007 Scottish Parliament Election, Watt was appointed as the Minister for Schools and Skills.[12] She left this office on 10 February 2009.

In May 2011, Watt was elected as SNP MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine on a 15.77% swing from the Liberal Democrats.

She was Convener of the Scottish Parliament Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee from 15 June 2011.[4] On 21 November 2014 she was appointed Minister of Public Health, succeeding Michael Matheson who was promoted to the Cabinet.[14]

In May 2016, Watt was re-elected for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine. On 18 May 2016 she was moved to the post of Minister for Mental Health in a reshuffle.[5]

Family

Watt is the daughter of former SNP MP (1974–1979) Hamish Watt. She is married with two children. One of them, Stuart Donaldson, served as an SNP MP for Aberdeenshire West and Kincardine in the British Parliament between 2015 and 2017.[16]

References

1. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.thegaudie.co.uk/features/maureen-watt-msp-on-her-ministerial-appointment |title=Maureen Watt MSP on her ministerial appointment |first=Grant |last=Costello |work=The Gaudie |date= 26 November 2014 |accessdate=4 December 2015}}
2. ^{{cite press release |url=https://www.abdn.ac.uk/mediareleases/archive/1998/pr258.hti |title=University of Aberdeen Rector’s Assessor appointed to key post |publisher=University of Aberdeen |date=11 February 1998 |accessdate=4 December 2015}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/aspect/aspect2003/snp/a03snpabs.htm |title = Aspect 2003: Maureen Watt, Scottish National Party candidate, Aberdeen South, 2003 |website = Glasgow Digital Library |publisher = University of Strathclyde | accessdate = 18 June 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.scot/msps/95976.aspx |title=Previous MSPs: Session 4: Maureen Watt |publisher=Scottish Parliament |accessdate=11 July 2016}}
5. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-36321659 |title=Who is in the 2016 Scottish cabinet? |work=BBC News |date=18 May 2016}}
6. ^Official Report; c 24778, Scottish Parliament, 20 April 2006
7. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/someone-to-spik-up-for-doric-at-last-1-1411286 |title=Someone to spik up for Doric at last |work=The Scotsman |date=22 April 2006 |accessdate=11 November 2018}}
8. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4920268.stm |title=Doric oath as new MSPs sworn in |work=BBC News |date=19 April 2006 |accessdate=22 December 2014}}
9. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6663031.stm |title= Salmond announces his new cabinet |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=16 May 2007}}
10. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-30138550 |title=Nicola Sturgeon announces new Scottish cabinet|work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=21 November 2014}}
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.scot/About/People/Ministers/Minister-for-Public-Health |title=Minister for Public Health: Maureen Watt MSP |publisher=Scottish Government |date=25 November 2014 |accessdate=4 December 2015}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://nhsscotlandevent.com/speakers/maureen-watt |title=NHSScotland Event Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, Glasgow 23-24 June 2015. Plenary Speakers. Maureen Watt. MSP Minister for Public Health |publisher=NHS National Services Scotland |accessdate=4 December 2015}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32579722 |title=Election 2015: Who are the 56 new SNP MPs? |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=8 May 2015 |accessdate=10 May 2015}}
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External links

  • Maureen Watt MSP at Scottish Parliament
{{Junior Scottish Government Ministers}}{{NorthEastScotland MSPs}}{{SNP MSPs}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Watt, Maureen}}

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