Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol and Drugs
Maree Todd was appointed as Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol and Drugs in May 2026.
Responsibilities
Supports the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care.
- public health and healthy working lives
- population health
- women's health
- abortion
- child and maternal health
- mental health and wellbeing policy, strategy and legislation
- Mental Welfare Commission
- child and adolescent mental health
- suicide prevention
- mental health services, including forensic mental health services and reform
- social prescribing
- healthy weight, nutrition and diet policy
- sexual health and reproductive health
- alcohol and drugs
- sport and physical activity
- health improvement and protection
- tobacco and vapes
- vaccination and screening
- Public Health Scotland
- neurodivergence support and pathways for children, young people and adults
- LGBT healthcare
- health inequalities
- pharmacy
Biography
Ms Todd grew up in the West Highlands. She attended Ullapool High School and studied pharmacy and prescribing at Robert Gordon's and Strathclyde Universities, as well as taking an ante-natal teaching diploma at the University of Bedfordshire.
A pharmacist by profession, Maree Todd worked in NHS Highland for 20 years, mainly as a mental health pharmacist in a psychiatric hospital. She also contributed to Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guidance on perinatal mental health.
She was previously the Minister for Children and Young People, and was appointed as Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport in March 2023. She was appointed Minister for Drugs & Alcohol Policy and Sport in June 2025.
- Read more about Maree Todd on the Scottish Parliament website.