Angela Constance
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Angela Constance MSP |
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| Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities | |
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Assumed office 18 May 2016 |
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| First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Alex Neil(as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners' Rights) |
| Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning | |
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In office 21 November 2014 – 18 May 2016 |
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| First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Preceded by | Michael Russell |
| Succeeded by | John Swinney(as Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills) |
| Cabinet Secretary for Training, Youth and Women’s Employment | |
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In office 22 April 2014 – 21 November 2014 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Roseanna Cunningham (as Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training) |
| Minister for Youth Employment | |
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In office 7 December 2011 – 22 April 2014 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Annabelle Ewing (as Minister for Youth and Women's Employment from 21 November 2014) |
| Minister for Children and Young People | |
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In office 20 May 2011 – 7 December 2011 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Adam Ingram (as Minister for Children and Early Years) |
| Succeeded by | Aileen Campbell |
| Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning | |
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In office 12 December 2010 – 20 May 2011 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Keith Brown |
| Succeeded by | Alasdair Allan as Minister for Learning and Skills |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Almond Valley Livingston (2007-2011) |
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Assumed office 3 May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Bristow Muldoon |
| Majority | 8,393 |
| Personal details | |
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15 July 1970 Blackburn, West Lothian Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Gary Knox (m. 2000) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater |
University of Glasgow University of Stirling |
| Profession | Social worker |
Angela Constance (born 15 July 1970) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has been the Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities since May 2016. She has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Almond Valley (formerly Livingston) since 2007, and has held a series of ministerial posts in the Scottish Government since 2010.
Constance stood as a candidate for Depute leader of the SNP in the party's 2014 leadership contest, but lost to Stewart Hosie.
Constance was born in Blackburn, West Lothian, the daughter of Simon Constance, a coalminer, and Mary Constance (née Colquhoun). She was raised in Addiewell and West Calder. While studying at the University of Glasgow, Constance was elected President of Glasgow University Students' Representative Council, where her sabbatical vice president was Alasdair Allan, now SNP MSP for the Western Isles.
Before her election to Holyrood, Constance worked as a social worker and was a councillor for West Lothian Council where she was the SNP spokesperson for children's services and lifelong learning. She also stood for the SNP in the Livingston by-election, 2005.
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