Meghan Gallacher

Meghan Gallacher
Official portrait, 2021
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party
In office
9 May 2022 – 16 August 2024
LeaderDouglas Ross
Preceded byLiam Kerr and Annie Wells[a]
Succeeded byRachael Hamilton
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Central Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
Assumed office
10 May 2021
Councillor, North Lanarkshire Council
In office
5 May 2017 – 5 May 2022
ConstituencyMotherwell West
Personal details
Born (1992-01-17) 17 January 1992 (age 32)
Bellshill, Scotland[1]
Political partyScottish Conservatives
Alma materUniversity of the West of Scotland

Meghan Gallacher (born 17 January 1992)[2] is a British politician who has served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservatives from 2022 to 2024. She has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Central Scotland region since 2021. Gallacher was a councillor for the Motherwell West ward from 2017 to 2022, serving as the Conservatives party's group leader in the North Lanarkshire Council.

Gallacher was a candidate in the 2024 Scottish Conservatives leadership election, finishing 3rd.[3]


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  1. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ Meghan Gallacher MSP [@mgallachermsp] (17 January 2022). "Well that's me officially 30! I have been spoiled all day and can't thank my Mum, Dad and @Graeme__mcg enough for making it so special" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 May 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Gallacher quits as deputy Scottish Conservative leader after Ross 'plot'". 16 August 2024.