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.