Aileen Campbell
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Aileen Campbell MSP |
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| Minister for Public Health and Sport | |
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Assumed office May 2016 |
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| First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Maureen Watt |
| Minister for Children and Young People | |
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In office 6 December 2011 – 18 May 2016 |
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| First Minister |
Nicola Sturgeon previously Alex Salmond |
| Deputy | from 18 December 2014 to 31 August 2015 Fiona McLeod MSP covered Ms Campbell's Maternity leave |
| Preceded by | Angela Constance |
| Succeeded by | Mark McDonald |
| Minister for Local Government and Planning | |
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In office 25 May 2011 – 6 December 2011 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Derek Mackay |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Clydesdale |
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Assumed office 5 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Karen Gillon |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for South of Scotland |
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In office 3 May 2007 – 5 May 2011 |
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| Personal details | |
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18 May 1980 Perth, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Graham Fraser White |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Aileen Elizabeth Campbell (born 18 May 1980) is the Scottish Government Minister for Public Health and Sport and is a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Clydesdale constituency. She was formerly Minister for Local Government and Planning May 2011−December 2011, then Minister for Children and Young People December 2011−May 2016.
Campbell was first elected to the Scottish Parliament on 3 May 2007 as a list member for the South of Scotland region. At 26 years and 351 days on her election, she was the youngest MSP elected to serve in Parliament in the 2007–2011 session, followed by her SNP colleague Jamie Hepburn in second place. In December 2014 Campbell became the first person to take maternity leave while serving as a Minister of the Scottish Government.
Campbell was born on 18 May 1980 in Perth, Scotland. She grew up on her parents' tenant farm in Perthshire and was educated at Collace Primary School and Perth Academy. She studied Politics and History at the University of Glasgow. From 2005−06 Campbell was national convener of the SNP youth wing, the Young Scots for Independence. Since graduating, she has worked as editor of construction magazine Keystone and was editorial assistant on a short-lived pro-independence newspaper, the Scottish Standard. Before her election to Parliament Campbell also worked for Nicola Sturgeon and as a researcher for Shona Robison and Stewart Hosie.
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