Lauren Mayberry

Lauren Eve Mayberry (7th October 1987-) is a Scottish politician, currently serving as the First Minister of Scotland, and as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Clydebank and Milngavie since 2021. She previously served as Member of Parliament (MP) for East Dunbartonshire from 2019-2021, and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the House of Commons from 2020-2021. She was also the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Culture and Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Women and Equalities, both in 2021.
Originally from Stirling, she moved to Glasgow to study Law at the University of Strathclyde. During the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, Mayberry campaigned for a Yes vote, and after the referendum she joined the SNP, becoming a councillor in Glasgow City in the 2017 local elections. In 2019, she defeated Jo Swinson of the Liberal Democrats to become the Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire. 
Following the resignation of Angus Robertson as the SNP’s Westminster Leader in 2020, Mayberry succeeded him in the role, leading the scrutiny of the Labour Government of Alexander Redd from the third party. In 2021, she entered a relationship with the Speaker of the House of Commons, Rhianna Rockwell, resulting in the latter losing a Vote of No Confidence in their position.
In the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, Mayberry was elected to be the MSP for the Clydebank and Milngavie constituency, in the West Scotland region, as the SNP won 75 seats, a majority of 10. She then stepped down as an MP and SNP Westminster Leader, and was thereafter appointed to the positions of Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Culture and Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Equalities and Women, by the returning First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. Following Sturgeon’s resignation as SNP Leader and First Minister, Mayberry was unanimously elected party leader and was elected First Minister by the Scottish Parliament soon after.