Jenny Gilruth

Jennifer Madeleine Gilruth (born 1984) is a Scottish politician who has been the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills since 2023. She is a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). She has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Mid Fife and Glenrothes since 2016.^[1]

Jenny Gilruth MSP
Official portrait, 2023
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 March 2023
First Minister	Humza Yousaf John Swinney
Preceded by	Shirley-Anne Somerville
Minister for Transport
In office 24 January 2022 – 29 March 2023
First Minister	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Graeme Dey
Succeeded by	Kevin Stewart
Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development
In office 17 February 2020 – 24 January 2022
First Minister	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Ben Macpherson
Succeeded by	Neil Gray
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Fife and Glenrothes
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2016
Preceded by	Tricia Marwick
Majority	10,234 (31.3%)
Personal details
Born	Jennifer Madeleine Gilruth 1984 (age 40–41) Aberdeen, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Political party	Scottish National Party
Spouse(s)	Kezia Dugdale ​ (m. 2022)​
Alma mater	University of Glasgow University of Strathclyde
Website	www.jennygilruthmsp.scot

In February 2020, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon appointed Gilruth to the Scottish Government as the minister for culture, Europe and international development. When Humza Yousaf became first minister of Scotland, she became education secretary.

In July 2017, it was announced Gilruth was in a relationship with Kezia Dugdale, who was, at that time, leader of the Scottish Labour Party.^[2] In June 2022, Gilruth and Dugdale married in a private ceremony.^[3]