Jenni Minto
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.[3] She had been elected as her party's candidate for the election by local SNP members in November 2020.[4]
Jenni Minto | |
|---|---|
 Affirming in 2021 | |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Argyll and Bute | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Russell |
| Majority | 8,963 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 (age 53–54)[1] Elgin, Scotland[2] |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
Prior to being elected as an MSP, her workplace experience after graduating from the University of Aberdeen included accountancy firm KPMG, and as a business executive 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.[2]
She was educated at Madras College in St. Andrews.[5]
References
- Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- SNP reveals Argyll and Bute candidate for Holyrood poll, Ellis Butcher, Oban Times, 24 November 2020
- "Argyll and Bute - Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- Jenni Minto: SNP announce winner of race for Michael Russell's Holyrood seat, Xander Richards, The National, 18 November 2020
- Horne, Marc (24 May 2021). "MSPs four times as likely to have been educated at private school". The Times. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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