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Jenni Minto
Official portrait, 2026
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
In office
29 March 2023 – 20 May 2026
First MinisterHumza Yousaf
John Swinney
Preceded byMaree Todd
Succeeded byAlison Thewliss
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Argyll and Bute
Assumed office
6 May 2021
Preceded byMichael Russell
Majority2,551 (9.2%)
Convener of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Assumed office
10 June 2026
Personal details
BornNovember 1968 (age 57)[1]
Elgin, Scotland[2]
PartyScottish 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 served as Minister for Public Health and Women's Health from 2023 to 2026,[4] and is currently the convener for the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee.

Career

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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 February 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]

References

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  1. ^ Companies House, Companies House
  2. ^ a b Butcher, Ellis (24 November 2020). "SNP reveals Argyll and Bute candidate for Holyrood poll". Oban Times.
  3. ^ "Argyll and Bute – Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Full ministerial team confirmed". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  5. ^ Horne, Marc (24 May 2021). "MSPs four times as likely to have been educated at private school". The Times. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "MSP for Argyll & Bute | Alumni Relations | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  7. ^ Richards, Xander (18 November 2020). "Jenni Minto: SNP announce winner of race for Michael Russell's Holyrood seat". The National.
  8. ^ "Jenni Minto MSP, Argyll and Bute". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Jenni Minto". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  10. ^ Paton, Craig (29 March 2023). "Yousaf says SNP is 'united' as he appoints supporters to his first Cabinet". Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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