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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.

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.

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.

References

1. ^ "Maiden Speech By Scott Stewart – Member For Townsville" (PDF). documents.parliament.qld.gov.au. Queensland Parliament. 27 March 2015.
2. Green, Antony. "Townsville". Queensland Election 2015. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
3. "Principal to take a stand". Retrieved 14 February 2017.
4. "Hon Scott Stewart". Member Details. Parliament of Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

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