Philippa Whitford

Philippa Whitford
SNP Scotland Spokesperson in the House of Commons
In office 10 December 2022 – 4 September 2023
Leader	Stephen Flynn
Preceded by	Mhairi Black
Succeeded by	Tommy Sheppard
SNP Spokesperson for Europe in the House of Commons
In office 7 January 2020 – 10 December 2022
Leader	Ian Blackford
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Alyn Smith
SNP Spokesperson for Health and Social Care in the House of Commons
In office 20 May 2015 – 14 December 2021
Leader	Angus Robertson Ian Blackford
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Martyn Day
SNP Spokesperson for Exiting the European Union in the House of Commons
In office 7 January 2020 – 31 January 2020
Leader	Ian Blackford
Preceded by	Peter Grant
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of Parliament for Central Ayrshire
In office 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Brian Donohoe
Succeeded by	TBC
Personal details
Born	(1958-12-24) 24 December 1958 (age 65) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Spouse	Hans Pieper ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	1
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Website	whitford.scot

Philippa Whitford (born 24 December 1958) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician and a breast surgeon. Originally from Northern Ireland, she was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Ayrshire in May 2015 and was re-elected in 2017 and 2019.^[1] Whitford stood down at the 2024 general election. She previously served as the SNP Spokesperson for Scotland from December 2022 to September 2023.^[2][3][4]

She served as the SNP Health spokesperson in the House of Commons from 2015 to 2021.