Maureen Watt information

Maureen Watt
Maureen Watt
Minister for Mental Health
	In office; 18 May 2016 – 27 June 2018
First Minister	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Jamie Hepburn (as Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health)
Succeeded by	Clare Haughey
Minister for Public Health
	In office; 21 November 2014 – 18 May 2016
First Minister	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Michael Matheson
Succeeded by	Aileen Campbell
Convener of the Scottish Parliament Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
	In office; 15 June 2011 – 25 November 2014
Preceded by	Patrick Harvie (as Convenor of the Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee)
Succeeded by	Jim Eadie
Minister for Schools and Skills
	In office; 17 May 2007 – 10 February 2009
First Minister	Alex Salmond
Preceded by	Hugh Henry
Succeeded by	Keith Brown
Member of the Scottish Parliament; for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine
	In office; 6 May 2011 – 25 March 2021
Preceded by	Nicol Stephen
Succeeded by	Audrey Nicoll
Majority	2,755
Member of the Scottish Parliament; for North East Scotland; (1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
	In office; 19 April 2006 – 23 March 2011
Personal details
Born	23 June 1951 (age 72); Aberdeen, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Relations	Hamish Watt (father)
Children	Stuart Donaldson

Maureen Elizabeth Watt (born 23 June 1951)^[1] is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician and former Minister for Mental Health in the Scottish Government. She was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) representing the constituency of Aberdeen South and North Kincardine from 2011 to 2021 when she retired, having previously served as a regional member for North East Scotland from 2006 until 2011.

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Minister for Mental Health
In office 18 May 2016 – 27 June 2018
First Minister	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Jamie Hepburn (as Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health)
Succeeded by	Clare Haughey
Minister for Public Health
In office 21 November 2014 – 18 May 2016
First Minister	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Michael Matheson
Succeeded by	Aileen Campbell
Convener of the Scottish Parliament Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
In office 15 June 2011 – 25 November 2014
Preceded by	Patrick Harvie (as Convenor of the Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee)
Succeeded by	Jim Eadie
Minister for Schools and Skills
In office 17 May 2007 – 10 February 2009
First Minister	Alex Salmond
Preceded by	Hugh Henry
Succeeded by	Keith Brown
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine
In office 6 May 2011 – 25 March 2021
Preceded by	Nicol Stephen
Succeeded by	Audrey Nicoll
Majority	2,755
Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office 19 April 2006 – 23 March 2011

Personal details
Born	(1951-06-23) 23 June 1951 (age 72) Aberdeen, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Relations	Hamish Watt (father)
Children	Stuart Donaldson