Clare Joan Haughey (née Donnelly, born April 1967)[3] is a Scottish politician who served as Minister for Children and Young People from 2021 to 2023,[4] having previously served as Minister for Mental Health from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Rutherglen since in the 2016.
Clare Haughey | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Minister for Children and Young People | |
| In office 20 May 2021 – 29 March 2023 | |
| First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Maree Todd |
| Succeeded by | Natalie Don |
| Minister for Mental Health | |
| In office 27 June 2018 – 20 May 2021 | |
| First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Maureen Watt |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Stewart |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Rutherglen | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | James Kelly |
| Majority | 5,166 (12.8%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clare Joan Donnelly April 1967 (age 56–57) Glasgow, Scotland[2] |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Website | clarehaughey |
Nursing career edit
Haughey trained as a mental health nurse and worked as a clinical nurse manager.[5] Her family were based in Australia for some years.[6]
Political career edit
In September 2015 the SNP branch selected her as the candidate for the Rutherglen constituency, ahead of the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.[7] 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.[8]
On 27 June 2018, Haughey was appointed as the Scottish Government's Minister for Mental Health.[9]
She retained the Rutherglen seat in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, with an increased majority and just over 50% of the vote share.[10][1]
On 19 May 2021, Haughey was appointed to the new government as Minister for Children and Young People.[11][12]
On 29 March 2023 Haughey was appointed as the Convenor of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee.
References edit
- ^ a b Constituencies A-Z | Rutherglen , BBC News; retrieved 7 May 2021
- ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- ^ "Clare Joan HAUGHEY – Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Here is the full list of every minister in Humza Yousaf's government". The National. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "National accreditation for mother and baby mental health unit in Glasgow". STV News. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ Interview: Mental health minister Clare Haughey on finding the strength to carry on after the loss of a child, Mandy Rhodes, Holyrood.com, 3 June 2020
- ^ 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.
- ^ Scottish election: Blow for Labour as it fails to take Rutherglen target seat, The National, 7 May 2021
- ^ "Nicola Sturgeon appoints new health and education secretaries". BBC News. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021.
- ^ New Scottish Cabinet, Scottish Government, 19 May 2021
External links edit
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Clare Haughey
- profile on SNP website
- personal website
- profile on Scottish Government website