Английская Википедия:Clare Haughey

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Clare Joan Haughey (née Donnelly, born April 1967)[1] is a Scottish politician who served as Minister for Children and Young People from 2021 to 2023,[2] 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.[3] Her family were based in Australia for some years.[4]

Political career

In September 2015 the SNP branch selected her as the candidate for the Rutherglen constituency, ahead of the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.[5] 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.[6]

On 27 June 2018, Haughey was appointed as the Scottish Government's Minister for Mental Health.[7]

She retained the Rutherglen seat in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, with an increased majority and just over 50% of the vote share.[8][9]

On 19 May 2021, Haughey was appointed to the new government as Minister for Children and Young People.[10][11]

On 29 March 2023 Haughey was appointed as the Convenor of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee.

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