Jamie Hepburn

Jamie Hepburn
Official portrait, 2023
Minister for Parliamentary Business
Assumed office
8 May 2024
First MinisterJohn Swinney
Preceded byGeorge Adam
Minister for Independence
In office
29 March 2023 – 8 May 2024
First MinisterHumza Yousaf
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training
In office
20 May 2021 – 29 March 2023
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byRichard Lochhead
Succeeded byGraeme Dey
Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills
In office
26 June 2018 – 20 May 2021
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byPaul Wheelhouse
Succeeded byIvan McKee
Minister for Employability and Training
In office
18 May 2016 – 26 June 2018
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byAnnabelle Ewing
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health
In office
21 November 2014 – 18 May 2016
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMaureen Watt
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Assumed office
5 May 2011
Preceded byCathie Craigie
Majority9,478 (33.5%)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Central Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
3 May 2007 – 22 March 2011
Personal details
Born
James Douglas Hepburn

(1979-05-21) 21 May 1979 (age 45)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
SpouseJulie Hepburn
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Websitewww.jamiehepburn.net

James Douglas Hepburn (born 21 May 1979) is a Scottish politician who has served as the Minister for Parliamentary Business since May 2024. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he has been Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth since 2011, having previously represented the Central Scotland region from 2007 to 2011.

Hepburn has served in numerous roles within the Scottish Government, first as Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health from 2014 to 2016, then as Minister for Employability and Training from 2016 to 2018, as Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills from 2018 to 2021, and then as Minister for Independence from 2023 to 2024.