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Màiri McAllan

Scottish National Party

MSP for Clydesdale (Constituency)

About Màiri McAllan

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @MairiMcAllan

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 01555 664 243
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

12 St Vincent Place
Lanark
South Lanarkshire
ML11 7LA

Phone: 01555 664 243
Text relay calls welcome.

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish National Party
MSP for Clydesdale (Constituency)
06 May 2021 to present

Committees

Màiri McAllan is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Màiri McAllan is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Màiri McAllan has 1 parliamentary and government role

Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic

Scottish Government

Party Roles

Màiri McAllan does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Màiri McAllan has had the following roles in Parliament

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

11 June 2025 to 20 May 2026

Cabinet Secretary for Housing

Scottish Government

08 May 2024 to 11 June 2025

Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy

Scottish Government

08 February 2024 to 08 May 2024

Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy

Scottish Government

13 June 2023 to 08 February 2024

Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition

Scottish Government

30 March 2023 to 13 June 2023

Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition

Scottish Government

31 August 2021 to 30 March 2023

Minister for Environment and Land Reform

Scottish Government

20 May 2021 to 30 August 2021

Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform

Scottish Government

Register of interests

Màiri McAllan's register of interests

MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.

Here is the register for Màiri McAllan. The date of their initial statement was 07 June 2026.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests.

Gifts

No registrable interests.

Overseas visits

No registrable interests.

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests.

Heritable property

No registrable interests.

Interest in shares

No registrable interests.

Voluntary

No registrable interests.

Recent Activity

Official Report

What Màiri McAllan has said in Parliament

These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.

Town of Culture 2028 (South Scotland)

Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2026

The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic (Màiri McAllan): "Through providing £4 million to Creative Scotland for its culture collective programme and £400,000 to our flagship project, creative communities, we are offering a package of support to offer excellent cultural activity in communities across Scotland. For example, through culture collective, we are providing more than £1 million of investment over…

Universal Library Offer

Chamber meeting date: 29 September 2026

The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic (Màiri McAllan): "Local authorities have a statutory duty to ensure that there is adequate provision of library services for their residents, aligning library provision with the specific needs of their communities.In addition to record funding of £15…

Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (Public Inquiry)

Chamber meeting date: 29 September 2026

The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic (Màiri McAllan): "The formal establishment of the inquiry is one of my top priorities, and work has been undertaken at pace to develop the terms of reference and finalise operational arrangements…

Creative Economy

Chamber meeting date: 24 September 2026

The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic (Màiri McAllan): "I am pleased to open this debate on growing Scotland’s creative economy and recognise the extraordinary contribution that our culture and creative sectors make to Scotland and to our international reputation…

Scottish Attainment Challenge Funding

Chamber meeting date: 23 September 2026

The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic (Màiri McAllan): "Over the past decade, we have invested £1.75 billion in the Scottish attainment challenge. Further investment this year, including £130 million of pupil equity funding, is helping to empower headteachers to best support the needs of their pupils…

Votes

How Màiri McAllan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Màiri McAllan has voted recently.

Scotland’s Priorities for the UK Budget

Motion ref. S7M-01395

Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Supported by: Hannah Mary Goodlad
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 1, 2026

Result 70 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Scotland’s Priorities for the UK Budget

Motion ref. S7M-01395.1

Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 1, 2026

Result 9 for, 109 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Scotland’s Priorities for the UK Budget

Motion ref. S7M-01395.2

Submitted by: Malcolm Offord, West Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 1, 2026

Result 27 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Scotland’s Priorities for the UK Budget

Motion ref. S7M-01395.4

Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 1, 2026

Result 69 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Scotland’s Priorities for the UK Budget

Motion ref. S7M-01395.5

Submitted by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 1, 2026

Result 26 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motions

Motions made by Màiri McAllan in Parliament

Find out what motions Màiri McAllan has submitted recently.

Questions

Questions Màiri McAllan has asked

This MSP has not asked any Questions yet. Information will be added here when available.