Lorna Slater
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Lorna Slater (born 27 September 1975) is a Scottish-Canadian politician, who served as Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity in the Scottish Government from 2021 to 2024. She has served as co-leader of the Scottish Greens alongside Patrick Harvie since 2019, and who were 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.
Lorna Slater | |
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Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity | |
In office 31 August 2021 – 25 April 2024 | |
First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon Humza Yousaf |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Co-Leader of the Scottish Greens | |
Assumed office 1 August 2019 | |
Preceded by | Maggie 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 | |
2021 | Economic Recovery and Green Industrial Strategy |
Personal details | |
Born | Lorna Slater (1975-09-27) 27 September 1975 (age 48) Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Political party | Scottish Greens |
Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
Occupation | |
Website | Lorna Slater |
Born in Alberta, Canada, Slater moved to Scotland in 2000 and worked as an engineer in the renewable energy sector. She became politically involved in the Scottish Greens and was a candidate in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, but failed to win a seat.
In 2019, Slater replaced Maggie Chapman as co-leader of the Scottish Greens in the co-leadership election. She was the candidate for the Edinburgh Northern and Leith constituency in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.[1] Although she failed to win, she was elected as an additional member for the Lothian region.[2] Following a power-sharing agreement with the SNP, Slater was promoted to the Scottish Government as a junior minister in the third Sturgeon government and retained the position in the first Yousaf government until Yousaf dissolved the Bute House Agreement in April 2024.