Amy Callaghan | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| SNP Spokesperson for Health in the House of Commons | |
| In office 4 September 2023 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Leader | Stephen Flynn |
| Preceded by | Martyn Day |
| Succeeded by | Office not in use |
| SNP Spokesperson for Pensions and Intergenerational Affairs | |
| In office 8 January 2020 – 10 December 2022 | |
| Leader | Ian Blackford |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jo Swinson |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1992[1] |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Education | University of Strathclyde |
Amy Callaghan (born 21 May 1992)[2] is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as the member of parliament (MP) for East Dunbartonshire from 2019 until 2024 when the seat was abolished and she came second in the newly established seat of Mid Dunbartonshire.[3] She unseated the then Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson, with a narrow majority of 149 votes or 0.3%, overturning her majority of 5,339 votes two years earlier.[4] She was SNP Health spokesperson since and sat on the Health and Social Care Select Committee during her time in Parliament.[5]
- ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times Guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Callaghan, Amy [@AmyCallaghanSNP] (21 May 2022). "Thirty flirty and thriving" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 July 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Dunbartonshire East parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ Walker, Peter; Murphy, Simon; Brooks, Libby (13 December 2019). "Jo Swinson quits as Lib Dem leader after losing her own seat". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Health and Social Care Committee Membership". UK Parliament. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.