Kate Forbes

About

Scottish politician and member of the Scottish National Party. She served as the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy. On 20 February 2023, she declared her candidacy for Leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland. In interviews, she shared her social views, which include being against same-sex marriage, gender self-identification and sex outside of marriage.

Before Fame

As a child, she spent several years living in India. She graduated from Selwyn College in the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts in History. She later studied at the University of Edinburgh.

Trivia

She worked for Oxfam Scotland as a campaigns and policy officer. She was a chartered accountant and worked for Barclays. She was elected to the Scottish Parliament in the 2016 election. She is a member of the Free Church of Scotland.

Family Life

In 2021, she married Alasdair MacLennan. She welcomed their daughter in August 2022.

Associated With

In February 2023, she was named as a potential successor to Nicola Sturgeon, who had announced her intention to resign the leadership of the Scottish National Party.