Scottish politician (born 1967)
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 .
Nursing career
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
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
^ 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
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