Councillor John Stewart

John Stewart  
John Stewart

John Stewart was elected to Aberdeen City Council in May 2003 and became Leader of the Council in August 2009. He has served as Vice Convener of the Policy and Strategy Committee and Learning and Leisure Committees and as Convener of the Council’s Continuous Improvement Committee. John chaired the City Alliance, the City’s Community Planning Partnership between 2007 and 2009. Originally from Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, he has lived in Aberdeen for 18 years, since coming to study Church history and Politics at the University of Aberdeen. He is a member of the boards of ACSEF, NESTRANS, AREG and is chairman of APSE UK’s advisory group on Citizen Engagement. John has a keen in interest in sport, being chairman of the Chris Anderson Trust and an executive committee member of Aberdeen Sports Council and a director of Transition Extreme. Previously an office manager for a North East MP, he enjoys running, golf and hill-walking. In 2005, John entered into a Civil Partnership with his long-term partner, Neil Fletcher, who is also a city councillor.