Clare Haughey, MSP

Minister for Mental Health, Scottish Government

Clare Haughey was appointed Minister for Mental Health in June 2018. She has worked as a mental health nurse, specialising in pregnant mothers and those with a young baby, and has been a clinical nurse manager.

Clare was elected as MSP for Rutherglen in May 2016. She was previously a divisional convenor in UNISON. She grew up in Rutherglen and is a mother to three children.