Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Scott Stewart | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office: | Minister for Resources and Critical Minerals |
Term Start: | 18 December 2023 |
Term End: | 26 October 2024 |
Premier: | Steven Miles |
Predecessor: | Himself (as Minister for Resources) |
Term Start1: | 12 November 2020 |
Term End1: | 18 December 2023 |
Premier1: | Annastacia Palaszczuk Steven Miles |
Predecessor1: | Position established |
Successor1: | Himself (as Minister for Resources and Critical Minerals) |
Office2: | Deputy Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly |
Term Start2: | 15 February 2018 |
Term End2: | 11 November 2020 |
1Namedata2: | Curtis Pitt |
Successor2: | Joe Kelly |
Office3: | Deputy Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly |
Status3: | Temporary |
Term Start3: | 14 February 2017 |
Term End3: | 14 February 2018 |
1Namedata3: | Peter Wellington Curtis Pitt |
Term Start4: | 31 January 2015 |
Term End4: | 26 October 2024 |
Predecessor4: | John Hathaway |
Successor4: | Adam Baillie |
Birth Place: | Home Hill, Queensland, Australia[1] |
Party: | Labor |
Spouse: | Jackie |
Children: | 3 |
Scott James Stewart is an Australian politician. He served as the Labor member for Townsville in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2015 until his defeat at the 2024 state election.[2]
Stewart was a high school principal and educator in the Townsville region. He was the principal of Pimlico State High School when he contested the seat of Townsville.[3]
During his time in education, Scott established a boxing program, aimed at helping under-achieving indigenous students re-engage with schooling through sport.
Scott and his wife Jackie moved to Townsville in 1999 to raise their three children. He is a volunteer with Townsville Rotary and sits on several committees including the North Queensland Stadium Activation Group, Community Aviation Consultation Group, CBD Taskforce, Regional Economic Development Sub-Committee, Palm Island Economic Development and Palm Island Liveability Project.
Scott holds a Bachelor of Education and a master's degree from the Queensland University of Technology.
On 12 November 2020 he was appointed Minister for Resources.[4]