Mairi Gougeon

Mairi Gougeon MSP (born Mairi Evans; 23 April 1985[1][2]) is a Scottish politician serving as Minister for Public Health and Sport since 2020. She is the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the constituency of Angus North and Mearns in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. She was a councillor for the Brechin and Edzell ward, 2007–17, and was Angus Council's spokesperson on economic development.

Mairi Gougeon

MSP
Minister for Public Health and Sport
Assumed office
21 December 2020
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byJoe FitzPatrick
Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment
In office
27 June 2018 – 21 December 2020
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded byBen Macpherson
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Angus North and Mearns
Assumed office
6 May 2016
Preceded byNigel Don
Majority2,472
Personal details
Born (1985-04-23) 23 April 1985
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen

Early life

She graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a degree in history in 2007.

Political career

Gougeon was first elected to Angus Council in the 2007 council election.[3] She was re-elected in 2012 election.[4] She became convener of infrastructure services.[5] then later the development and enterprise convener.[6][7]

Gougeon was chairwoman of the East of Scotland European Consortium. She did some political work in Brussels.[8] She represented Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) on the executive of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR).[9]

In August 2015, Gougeon was selected to be the SNP candidate for Angus North and Mearns at the 2016 election for Scottish Parliament, replacing the incumbent MSP Nigel Don.[10][11] She resigned as a councillor on 4 May 2017.[12]

She was appointed Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment in June 2018.[13]In December 2020, Joe FitzPatrick was sacked by Nicola Sturgeon after a rise in drug deaths in Scotland, Gougeon succeeded FitzPatrick as Minister for Public Health and Sport on the 21 December 2020.

Personal life

Gougeon married Paris-born Baptiste Gougeon in July 2017.[14]

References
  1. Jenny Gilruth [@JennyGilruth] (23 April 2018). "Happy 33rd Birthday to my favourite little Nugget, Madame @MairiGougeon! Hope you've had a fabulous day. Here are some key moments from our political lives thus far x" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. Mairi Gougeon [@MairiGougeon] (23 April 2019). "Had an early birthday with my family at the weekend, best thing about it getting the chance to be with family of course, but also 1. My husband got me THE BEST CAKE from Best Baked Goods in Scotland winner! @cakes_baba! 2. My husband thinks I'm a year younger than I actually am" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "Angus". The Herald. Glasgow. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. "SNP take two of the three Brechin seats". Brechin Advertiser. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. "New make-up of Angus Council revealed". Montrose Review. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. "Plan to help local business prosper". Brechin Advertiser. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  7. Argo, Andrew (23 October 2014). "Journeycall's contact centre move to bring 100 jobs to Arbroath". The Courier. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  8. "Councillor aiming for Holyrood". Brechin Advertiser. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  9. Davidson, Jenni (10 December 2015). "European young councillors meet in Edinburgh". Holyrood. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  10. McColm, Euan (23 August 2015). "The battles before Holyrood election". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  11. "Second SNP MSP ditched by own supporters ahead of Holyrood election". STV News. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  12. "MSPs with Dual Mandates" (PDF). www.parliament.scot. Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  13. "Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment". Scottish Government. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  14. Kuc, Morag (2 August 2017). "Mairi Evans to bring French connection to Scottish Parliament". Mearns Leader. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
Parliament of Scotland
Preceded by
Nigel Don		 Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Angus North and Mearns
2016–present		 Incumbent
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