Lorna Slater

Lorna Slater
Official portrait, 2023
Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
In office
31 August 2021 – 25 April 2024
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Humza Yousaf
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Co-Leader of the Scottish Greens
Assumed office
1 August 2019
Serving with Patrick Harvie
Preceded byMaggie Chapman (As Party Co-Convenor)
Alison Johnstone (As Parliamentary Co-Leader)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Lothian
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
Assumed office
13 May 2021
Scottish Green portfolios
2021Economic Recovery and Green Industrial Strategy
Personal details
Born
Lorna Slater

(1975-09-27) 27 September 1975 (age 49)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political partyScottish Greens
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Occupation
WebsiteLorna Slater

Lorna Slater (born 27 September 1975) is a Scots-Canadian politician in Scotland, who served as Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity in the Scottish Government from 2021 to 2024. She has been co-leader of the Scottish Greens, alongside Patrick Harvie, since 2019, and was one of the first Green politicians in the UK to serve as government ministers.

Slater has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothian region since 2021.