Alison Thewliss

Alison Emily Thewliss (born 13 September 1982) is a Scottish politician who has served as Minister for Community Care in the Scottish Government since 2026. She was also elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Central in 2026. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she was a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons for the equivalent seat from 2015 to 2024.

Born in Lanark, Thewliss studied at the University of Aberdeen, and from an early age became involved in politics, joining the SNP at seventeen. Having served as a researcher for Bruce McFee MSP, she was elected to local government in 2007, serving as a Glasgow City councillor for the Calton ward. Thewliss was elected to Westminster in the 2015 general election, where she represented the Glasgow Central constituency.

Thewliss served on the SNP's Westminster front opposition bench as the Treasury spokesperson from 2020 to 2022. She contested in 2022 leadership election for leader of the SNP in Westminster, but was defeated by Stephen Flynn. Flynn appointed Thewliss as home affairs spokesperson on his frontbench. In the 2024 general election, Labour won a landslide and Thewliss was one of many SNP MPs to lose her seat to Labour. In the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, she was elected to represent the Glasgow Central constituency and became a junior Scottish Minister.