Jenny Gilruth

Jenny Gilruth 
 Party: SNP
 Constituency/Region: Mid Fife and Glenrothes
 First elected: 7 May 2026
 Previous roles: Former Education Secretary. Re-elected. 
 
 Bio 
 
 
 
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 Full name 
 Jennifer Madeleine Gilruth 
 
 
 Born 
 1984 (age 41–42), Aberdeen 
 
 
 Party 
 Scottish National Party 
 
 
 Current office 
 Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (since May 2026) 
 
 
 Previous roles 
 Cabinet Secretary for Education (2023–2026), Minister for Transport (2022–2023), Minister for Culture (2020–2022), MSP since 2016 
 
 
 Education 
 University of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde 
 
 
 Pre-politics profession 
 Politician 
 
 
 
 
 Twitter/X Discussion 
 
 Source: Nitter (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026 
 
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 Reddit Discussion 
 
 Source: Eddrit (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026 
 
 No significant Reddit discussion found for this period. 
 
 Sources 
 
 Scottish Parliament website 
 Wikipedia — 2026 Scottish Parliament election