David John Stewart (born 5 May 1956) is a Scottish politician. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. He was the Labour Member of Parliament for the Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber constituency in Scotland until 2005, when the constituency was reformed to Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, an election which he lost to Liberal Democrat candidate Danny Alexander. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Inverness was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Inverness Nairn Badenoch and Strathspey is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ( Westminster The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Daniel Grian 'Danny' Alexander (born May 15, 1972) is a Scottish politician and the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for

In May 2007 he returned to parliamentary life, this time to the Scottish Parliament as a list MSP, in the Highlands and Islands constituency. The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral In June 2007, the leader of the Scottish Labour Party, Jack McConnell appointed him to the shadow cabinet as the Chief Whip of the Labour Party in Holyrood. Scottish Labour (often but inaccurately described at the "Scottish Labour Party" is that part of the (British Labour Party which operates in Scotland Jack Wilson McConnell (born June 30, 1960 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a former First Minister of Scotland, leader of The Chief Whip is a political office in some Legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of

He had first been elected in 1997, having previously been a leading figure in the Labour party in Scotland. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar He is a member of the Tribune Group. Tribune is a Democratic socialist weekly currently a magazine though in the past more often a newspaper published in London.

He is married to Linda Stewart, who also stood in the 2007 Scottish elections as Labour party candidate for the Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber Constituency. She however failed to be elected.