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Maree Todd MSP

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Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol and Drugs
Maree Todd MSP

Maree Todd was appointed as Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol and Drugs in May 2026.

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.

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