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SNP minister Christina McKelvie dies; Edinburgh; 27 March 2025

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Scottish government minister Christina McKelvie has died aged 57, the SNP has announced.

McKelvie, the drugs and alcohol policy minister, stepped back from her duties last summer after announcing she was undergoing treatment for secondary breast cancer.

She died at Glasgow Royal Infirmary on Thursday morning.

McKelvie's partner and SNP depute leader Keith Brown said she was a beloved mother to two sons and a partner and grandmother who "lit up every room she was in with her positivity and bright smile".

McKelvie had been MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse since May 2011, having initially been elected as a Central Scotland representative in 2007.

She recovered from breast cancer in 2021 but was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in June.

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SNP Minister Christina McKelvie dies, Edinburgh, 27 March 2025
Scottish government minister Christina McKelvie has died aged 57, the SNP has announced.<br /> <br /> McKelvie, the drugs and alcohol policy minister, stepped back from her duties last summer after announcing she was undergoing treatment for secondary breast cancer.<br /> <br /> She died at Glasgow Royal Infirmary on Thursday morning.<br /> <br /> McKelvie's partner and SNP depute leader Keith Brown said she was a beloved mother to two sons and a partner and grandmother who "lit up every room she was in with her positivity and bright smile".<br /> <br /> McKelvie had been MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse since May 2011, having initially been elected as a Central Scotland representative in 2007.<br /> <br /> She recovered from breast cancer in 2021 but was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in June.