Roseanna Cunningham

Roseanna Cunningham
Cunningham in 2018
Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
In office
18 May 2016 – 20 May 2021
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byAileen McLeod
Succeeded byMichael Matheson (Net Zero)
Mairi Gougeon (Land Reform)
In office
12 February 2009 – 24 May 2011
First MinisterAlex Salmond
Preceded byMichael Russell
Succeeded byStewart Stevenson
Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training
In office
21 November 2014 – 18 May 2016
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byAngela Constance
Succeeded byKeith Brown (Fair Work)
John Swinney (Skills)
Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs
In office
25 May 2011 – 21 November 2014
First MinisterAlex Salmond
Preceded byFergus Ewing
Succeeded byPaul Wheelhouse
Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party
In office
26 September 2000 – 3 September 2004
LeaderJohn Swinney
Preceded byJohn Swinney
Succeeded byNicola Sturgeon
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
Perth (1999–2011)
In office
6 May 1999 – 25 March 2021
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byJim Fairlie
Member of Parliament
for Perth
Perth and Kinross (1995–1997)
In office
25 May 1995 – 14 May 2001
Preceded byNicholas Fairbairn
Succeeded byAnnabelle Ewing
Personal details
Born (1951-07-27) 27 July 1951 (age 73)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia
University of Edinburgh
University of Aberdeen
ProfessionSolicitor, advocate

Roseanna Cunningham (born 27 July 1951) is a retired Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform from 2016 to 2021. She was previously Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training from 2014 until 2016.

She served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Perth from 1999 to 2011, and then for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire from 2011 to 2021. She was formerly Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth and Kinross from 1995 to 1997, then for Perth from 1997 to 2001.