Roseanna Cunningham

Roseanna Cunningham
Cunningham in 2018
Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
In office 18 May 2016 – 20 May 2021
First Minister	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Aileen McLeod
Succeeded by	Michael Matheson (Net Zero) Mairi Gougeon (Land Reform)
In office 12 February 2009 – 24 May 2011
First Minister	Alex Salmond
Preceded by	Michael Russell
Succeeded by	Stewart Stevenson
Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training
In office 21 November 2014 – 18 May 2016
First Minister	Nicola Sturgeon
Preceded by	Angela Constance
Succeeded by	Keith Brown (Fair Work) John Swinney (Skills)
Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs
In office 25 May 2011 – 21 November 2014
First Minister	Alex Salmond
Preceded by	Fergus Ewing
Succeeded by	Paul Wheelhouse
Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party
In office 26 September 2000 – 3 September 2004
Leader	John Swinney
Preceded by	John Swinney
Succeeded by	Nicola Sturgeon
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Perth (1999–2011)
In office 6 May 1999 – 25 March 2021
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Jim Fairlie
Member of Parliament for Perth Perth and Kinross (1995–1997)
In office 25 May 1995 – 14 May 2001
Preceded by	Nicholas Fairbairn
Succeeded by	Annabelle Ewing
Personal details
Born	(1951-07-27) 27 July 1951 (age 72) Glasgow, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Alma mater	University of Western Australia University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen
Profession	Solicitor, advocate

Roseanna Cunningham (born 27 July 1951) is a retired Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform from 2016 to 2021. She was previously Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training from 2014 until 2016.

She served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Perth from 1999 to 2011, and then for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire from 2011 to 2021. She was formerly Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth and Kinross from 1995 to 1997, then for Perth from 1997 to 2001.