Christina McKelvie

Christina McKelvie MSP
Official portrait, 2023
Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 February 2024
First Minister	Humza Yousaf John Swinney
Preceded by	Elena Whitham
Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development
In office 29 March 2023 – 8 February 2024
First Minister	Humza Yousaf
Preceded by	Neil Gray
Succeeded by	Kaukab Stewart
Minister for Equalities and Older People
In office 28 June 2018 – 29 March 2023
First Minister	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Jeane Freeman
Succeeded by	Emma Roddick
Convener of the Equalities & Human Rights Committee
In office 29 September 2016 – 28 June 2018
Preceded by	Margaret McCulloch
Succeeded by	Ruth Maguire
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2011
Preceded by	Constituency established
Majority	5,437 (12.6%)
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland
In office 3 May 2007 – 5 May 2011
Personal details
Born	(1968-03-04) 4 March 1968 (age 56) Glasgow, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Alma mater	University of St Andrews
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Social worker

Christina McKelvie (born 4 March 1968) is a Scottish politician. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse since 2011, having previously represented the Central Scotland region from 2007 to 2011.

She served as Minister for Equalities and Older People from 2018 to 2023, before being promoted to Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development by Humza Yousaf. On 8 February 2024, as part of a wider cabinet reshuffle triggered by the resignation of Michael Matheson as Health Secretary, she was appointed Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy. ^[1]