Jenni Minto

Jenni Minto
MSP
Official portrait, 2026
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
In office
29 March 2023 – 20 May 2026
First MinisterHumza Yousaf
John Swinney
Preceded byMaree Todd
Succeeded byAlison Thewliss
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Argyll and Bute
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2021
Preceded byMichael Russell
Majority2,551 (9.2%)
Convener of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 June 2026
Personal details
BornNovember 1968 (age 57)
Elgin, Scotland
PartyScottish National Party

Jennifer Margot Minto (born 1968) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Argyll and Bute since 2021. She served as Minister for Public Health and Women's Health from 2023 to 2026, and is currently the convener for the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee.

Career

Minto was educated at Madras College in St. Andrews, and graduated with an MA in accountancy from the University of Aberdeen in 1989. She qualified as a chartered accountant in 1992.

Prior to being elected as an MSP, she worked at accountancy firm KPMG, and in accounts at BBC Scotland in Glasgow. She later settled on the Isle of Islay, with management roles at the Islay Energy Trust and the Museum of Islay Life.

Minto was elected as her party's candidate for the election by local SNP members in November 2020, and entered parliament on 8 May 2021.

From 17 June 2021 – 1 February 2023, she sat on the Rural Affairs Islands and Natural Environment Committee.

As of 2022, she sits on the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, and the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee, as well as 15 cross-party groups including the Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Creative Economy and Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tourism.

In 2023, she was appointed to the Yousaf government as Minister for Public Health and Women's Health.

References

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  6. 1 2 3 "MSP for Argyll & Bute | Alumni Relations | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Richards, Xander (18 November 2020). "Jenni Minto: SNP announce winner of race for Michael Russell's Holyrood seat". The National.
  8. ↑ "Jenni Minto MSP, Argyll and Bute". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Jenni Minto". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  10. ↑ Paton, Craig (29 March 2023). "Yousaf says SNP is 'united' as he appoints supporters to his first Cabinet". Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 March 2023.