Jenni Minto | |
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Minister for Public Health and Women's Health | |
Assumed office 29 March 2023 | |
First Minister | Humza Yousaf John Swinney |
Preceded by | Maree Todd |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Argyll and Bute | |
Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Michael Russell |
Majority | 8,963 (26.7%) |
Personal details | |
Born | November 1968 (age 55) [1] c Elgin,Scotland [2] |
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Jennifer Margot Minto (born 1968) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Argyll and Bute since 2021. [3] She has been serving as Minister for Public Health and Women's Health since March 2023. [4]
Minto was educated at Madras College in St. Andrews, [5] and graduated with an MA in accountancy from the University of Aberdeen in 1989. [6] She qualified as a chartered accountant in 1992. [6]
Prior to being elected as an MSP,she worked at accountancy firm KPMG,and in accounts at BBC Scotland in Glasgow. [6] She later settled on the Isle of Islay,with management roles at the Islay Energy Trust and the Museum of Islay Life. [2]
Minto was elected as her party's candidate for the election by local SNP members in November 2020, [7] and entered parliament on 8 May 2021. [8]
From 17 June 2021 - 1 Feb 2023,she sat on the Rural Affairs Islands and Natural Environment Committee. [9]
As of 2022,she sits on the Constitution,Europe,External Affairs and Culture Committee,the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee,and the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee,as well as 15 cross-party groups including the Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Creative Economy and Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tourism. [9]
In 2023,she was appointed to the Yousaf government as Minister for Public Health and Women's Health. [10]
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