Màiri McAllan

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Màiri McAllan

Official portrait, 2023
Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy[a]
Assumed office
8 February 2024
First MinisterHumza Yousaf
John Swinney
Preceded byNeil Gray
Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition[b]
In office
29 March 2023 – 8 February 2024
First MinisterHumza Yousaf
Preceded byMichael Matheson
Succeeded byFiona Hyslop
Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform
In office
20 May 2021 – 29 March 2023
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byBen Macpherson
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Clydesdale
Assumed office
6 May 2021
Preceded byAileen Campbell
Majority4,578 (7.5%)
Personal details
Born
Màiri Louise McAllan

(1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 31)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow

Màiri Louise McAllan (born 14 February 1993) is a Scottish politician and lawyer. She has been the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy since 2024. She was Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition from 2023 to 2024 and Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform from 2021 to 2023.

McAllan is a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). She has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Clydesdale since 2021.[1]

Notes[change | change source]

  1. The post was titled Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy from February to May 2024 before responsibility for the Economy was moved to Kate Forbes.
  2. Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition (March 2023–June 2023).

References[change | change source]

  1. "Mairi McAllan: A lifelong local, a lawyer and an adviser to the First Minister". The National. Retrieved 2021-05-20.