Clare Haughey
Clare Haughey | |
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Minister for Mental Health | |
Assumed office 27 June 2018 | |
First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
Preceded by | Maureen Watt |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Rutherglen | |
Assumed office 5 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | James Kelly |
Majority | 3,743 |
Personal details | |
Born | April 1967 (age 57) |
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Website | clarehaughey |
Clare Haughey MSP (born April 1967)[1] is a Scottish politician who is a Scottish National Party (SNP) member of Scottish Parliament for Rutherglen, elected in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. She is currently the Minister for Mental Health.
Nursing career
Haughey trained as a mental health nurse and worked as a clinical nurse manager.[2]
Political career
In September 2015 the SNP branch selected her as the candidate for the Rutherglen constituency, ahead of the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.[3] The constituency had been held by Labour since the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 until the election in May 2016, when Haughey defeated the incumbent James Kelly.[4]
On 27 June 2018, Haughey was appointed as the Scottish Government's Minister for Mental Health.[5]
References
- ^ "Clare Joan HAUGHEY - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "National accreditation for mother and baby mental health unit in Glasgow". STV News. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ Dickie, Douglas (15 September 2015). "Rutherglen SNP branch select Clare Haughey to fight seat as she accuses Labour of taking area for granted". www.dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Parliament election 2016 constituency result: Rutherglen". The Scotsman. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Nine new junior ministers appointed to Scottish government". BBC News. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
External links
- profile on Scottish Parliament website
- profile on SNP website
- personal website
- profile on Scottish Government website