Elena Whitham | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy | |
| In office 29 March 2023 – 6 February 2024 | |
| First Minister | Humza Yousaf |
| Preceded by | Angela Constance |
| Succeeded by | Christina McKelvie |
| Minister for Community Safety | |
| In office 3 November 2022 – 29 March 2023 | |
| First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Ash Regan |
| Succeeded by | Siobhian Brown |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jeane Freeman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elena McLeod 9 July 1974 (age 50)[1] Kilmarnock, Scotland[2] |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Children | 2[1] |
Elena Whitham (née McLeod, born 9 July 1974) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). She was elected in 2021 to represent Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley.[1][3] Since March 2023 she has held the junior post of Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy. Previously, she was Minister for Community Safety in November 2022 under First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, following the resignation of Ash Regan.[4]
As a child her family emigrated to Quebec, Whitham returned to Scotland in the 1990s, working for Scottish Women's Aid before becoming a councillor for Irvine Valley in East Ayrshire Council, and then Depute Leader of the council.
- ^ a b c Hilley, Sarah (1 September 2020). "Senior Councillor hoping to take Cumnock seat at next election". Cumnock Chronicle. Ardrossan. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
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