Shona Robison
| Shona Robison MSP |
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| Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport | |
| Assumed office 21 November 2014 |
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| First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Alex Neil |
| Cabinet Secretary for Commonwealth Games, Sport, Equalities and Pensioners' Rights | |
| In office 22 April 2014 – 21 November 2014 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Alex Neil as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners' Rights |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee City East Dundee East 2003-2011 |
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| Assumed office 1 May 2003 |
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| Preceded by | John McAllion |
| Majority | 10,898 |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland |
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| In office 6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1966 Redcar, Yorkshire, England |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Stewart Hosie |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow Jordanhill College |
| Profession | Community worker, Home care organiser |
| Website | shona |
Shona McRory Robison (born 26 May 1966) is a Scottish politician who is Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport and Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee City East since 2011. She was elected as a Scottish National Party candidate in the 2003 election.[1] Previously she had represented the SNP as an Additional Members System member for North East Scotland, having been elected in the 1999 election.[2] She first became a member of the Cabinet in April 2014
Early life and career[edit]
Born in Redcar, England, she went to Alva Academy, and then gained an MA in Social Sciences at Glasgow University in 1989, and gained a Postgraduate Cert in Community Education, obtained in 1990 at Jordanhill College. She was active in the SNP Youth Wing along with figures such as Nicola Sturgeon and Fiona Hyslop.
Political career[edit]
In 2003 she became the SNP's Party Spokesperson on Health, remaining in this position until 2007.[3]
After the SNP's victory in the 2007 Scottish Parliament Election, Robison was appointed as the Minister for Public Health.[4] In 2009, she was made Minister for Public Health and Sport in a Ministerial reshuffle.[5] Following the 2011 election, she was made Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport, with Michael Matheson taking on the Minister for Public Health portfolio. In April 2014, Alex Salmond promoted her to the full Cabinet position of Cabinet Secretary for Commonwealth Games, Sport, Equalities and Pensioners' Rights. Robison was moved to the Health brief, as Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport, in Nicola Sturgeon's first Ministerial reshuffle in November 2014. On 18 May 2016 Sturgeon reshuffled her cabinet with Robison remaining, with her position now being called Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport.[6]
Personal life[edit]
She is married to Stewart Hosie,[7] who is the Westminster MP for Dundee East and was previously the SNP's Depute Leader. They have one daughter. It was announced on 15 May 2016 that the couple have separated.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Labour suffers election casualties". BBC News. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
- ^ "Previous MSPs: Session 1 (1999-2003): Shona Robison MSP". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Previous MSPs: Session 2 (2003-2007): Shona Robison MSP". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "The Scottish Executive". The Herald (Glasgow). 17 May 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Previous MSPs: Session 3 (2007-2011): Shona Robison MSP". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Scottish cabinet reshuffle: John Swinney becomes education secretary". BBC News. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "International Women’s Day Debate". House of Commons Hansard Debates. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
- ^ "SNP husband and wife Stewart Hosie and Shona Robison separate". The Scotsman. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
External links[edit]
- personal website
- profile on Scottish Parliament website
- profile on Scottish Government website
- profile on SNP website
- Dundee SNP website
- They Work For You
- BBC Democracy Live
- Public Whip Voting Record
| Scottish Parliament | ||
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| Preceded by Constituency Created |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland 1999–2003 |
Succeeded by Marlyn Glen |
| Preceded by John McAllion as Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee East |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee City East Dundee East (2003–2011) 2003–present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Lewis Macdonald (as Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care) |
Minister for Public Health Minister for Public Health and Sport 2007–2011 |
Succeeded by Michael Matheson (as Minister for Public Health) |
| Preceded by Office created |
Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport 2011–2014 |
Succeeded by Jamie Hepburn as Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health |
| Preceded by Office created |
Cabinet Secretary for Commonwealth Games, Sport, Equalities and Pensioners' Rights 2014 |
Succeeded by Alex Neil as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners' Rights |
| Preceded by Alex Neil |
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport 2014–present |
Incumbent |
- Members of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee constituencies
- People from Redcar
- Female members of the Scottish Parliament
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Scottish National Party MSPs
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–07
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–11
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–16
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2016–
- Health ministers of Scotland
- Sports ministers
- Women members of the Scottish Government
- 20th-century women politicians
- 21st-century women politicians
