Lorna Slater
Lorna Slater | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity | |
| In office 31 August 2021 – 25 April 2024 | |
| First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon Humza Yousaf |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Co-Leader of the Scottish Greens | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Maggie Chapman (As Party Co-Convenor) Alison Johnstone (As Parliamentary Co-Leader) |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothian (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2021 | |
| Scottish Green portfolios | |
| 2021 | Economic Recovery and Green Industrial Strategy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lorna Slater 27 September 1975 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Scottish Greens |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Occupation | |
| Website | Lorna Slater |
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Lorna Slater (born 27 September 1975) is a Canadian-Scottish politician who served as Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity in the Scottish Government from 2021 to 2024. She has been co-leader of the Scottish Greens, alongside Patrick Harvie, since 2019, and was one of the first Green politicians in the UK to serve as government ministers.
Slater has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothian region since 2021.