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Jenny Gilruth (Jennifer Madeleine Gilruth) was born on 1984 in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a Scottish Education & Skills Secretary. Discover Jenny Gilruth's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 40 years old?
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Who Is Jenny Gilruth's Husband?
Her husband is Kezia Dugdale (m. 2022)
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Jenny Gilruth Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jenny Gilruth worth at the age of 40 years old? Jenny Gilruth’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. She is from Scottish. We have estimated Jenny Gilruth's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Jennifer Madeleine Gilruth (born 1984) is a Scottish politician who has served as the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills since 2023.
She succeeded Tricia Marwick, who had been the Presiding Officer in the 4th Scottish Parliament (2011–16).
A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Mid Fife and Glenrothes since 2016.
A native of Aberdeenshire, Gilruth studied in Glasgow at the University of Glasgow and later the University of Strathclyde.
After graduating she went on to work as a modern studies teacher in Edinburgh, before later becoming the principal teacher of social subjects at St. Columba's RC High School in Dunfermline.
Gilruth marked exams for the SQA and served as the national qualifications development officer at Education Scotland.
In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Gilruth was elected as a member of the Scottish Parliament for the Mid Fife and Glenrothes constituency.
She sat on the SNP's backbenches and served successively in the parliament's education, health, justice and social security committees.
In April 2016, Gilruth was nominated as the SNP’s candidate for Mid Fife and Glenrothes in the Scottish Parliament election on 5 May 2016.
She won the seat with 15,555 votes (54.9% of the vote), with a majority of 8,236; more than double the votes cast for second-place candidate Kay Morrison of Scottish Labour.
On 15 July 2017, it was announced Gilruth was in a relationship with Kezia Dugdale, who was, at that time, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party.
In June 2022, Gilruth and Dugdale married in a private ceremony.
On 17 February 2020, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon appointed Gilruth to the Scottish Government as the minister for culture, Europe and international development.
She was later reshuffled as the transport minister and oversaw the transition of the public ownership of ScotRail.
Following Humza Yousaf's appointment as first minister of Scotland, a campaign Gilruth endorsed, she was subsequently appointed to cabinet as the education secretary.
Gilruth was first raised in Banff, Aberdeenshire, before her family moved to Ceres, Fife.
Her father was born and raised in Newport-on-Tay.
She was educated at Madras College (St Andrews, Fife) and lives in Markinch.
She graduated from the University of Glasgow with a degree in sociology and politics, and obtained her Professional Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Strathclyde.
Before becoming an MSP, Gilruth was a Principal Teacher of Social Subjects at St. Columba's Roman Catholic High School, Dunfermline, she was previously a National Qualifications Development Officer at Education Scotland, and prior to that taught Modern Studies at the Royal High School, in Edinburgh.
Gilruth also marked exams for the Scottish Qualifications Authority and is a published author.
In February 2020, Gilruth joined the Scottish Government as Minister for Europe, Migration and International Development as part of the reshuffle following the resignation of Cabinet Secretary for Finance Derek Mackay.
In a ministerial reshuffle on 24 January 2022, Gilruth was appointed as Minister for Transport, following the resignation of Graeme Dey.
She said: "The transport portfolio is an exciting opportunity to not just shape the infrastructure of our country but to also help Scotland become a world leader in achieving our goal to become net zero by 2045."
Since becoming Transport Minister, she has been involved in managing issues related to ScotRail train services and a dispute with ASLEF, as well as responsibilities relating to the provision of Scottish ferries.
In June 2022, she responded to questions in the Scottish Parliament about her accountability and responsibility in resolving the ScotRail/ASLEF pay dispute.
On 29 March 2023, newly appointed First Minister Humza Yousaf promoted Gilruth to the Scottish Cabinet as the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, succeeding Shirley-Anne Somerville.