Christina McKelvie

Christina McKelvie
Official portrait, 2023
Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy
Assumed office
8 February 2024
First MinisterHumza Yousaf
John Swinney
Preceded byElena Whitham
Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development
In office
29 March 2023 – 8 February 2024
First MinisterHumza Yousaf
Preceded byNeil Gray
Succeeded byKaukab Stewart
Minister for Equalities and Older People
In office
28 June 2018 – 29 March 2023
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byJeane Freeman
Succeeded byEmma Roddick
Convener of the Equalities & Human Rights Committee
In office
29 September 2016 – 28 June 2018
Preceded byMargaret McCulloch
Succeeded byRuth Maguire
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Assumed office
5 May 2011
Preceded byConstituency established
Majority5,437 (12.6%)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Central Scotland
In office
3 May 2007 – 5 May 2011
Personal details
Born (1968-03-04) 4 March 1968 (age 56)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionSocial worker

Christina McKelvie (born 4 March 1968) is a Scottish politician. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse since 2011, having previously represented the Central Scotland region from 2007 to 2011.

She served as Minister for Equalities and Older People from 2018 to 2023, before being promoted to Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development by Humza Yousaf. On 8 February 2024, as part of a wider cabinet reshuffle triggered by the resignation of Michael Matheson as Health Secretary, she was appointed Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy. [1]

  1. ^ "Neil Gray replaces Michael Matheson as Scottish health secretary". BBC News. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.