1. Amy Callaghan was born on 21 May 1992 and is a Scottish National Party politician who served as the member of parliament for East Dunbartonshire from 2019 until 2024 when the seat was abolished and she came second in the newly established seat of Mid Dunbartonshire.
Amy Callaghan was SNP Health spokesperson since and sat on the Health and Social Care Select Committee during her time in Parliament.
Amy Callaghan then attended the University of Strathclyde where she gained a BA Honours in politics.
In June 2020, Amy Callaghan's office announced that she had suffered a brain haemorrhage and had undergone emergency neurosurgery.
Amy Callaghan spent four months recovering in the Physically Disabled Rehabilitation Unit at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Amy Callaghan volunteered as a member of the Children's Panel for three years.
Amy Callaghan has co-authored research papers aimed at helping young people with cancer.
Amy Callaghan was selected as the Scottish National Party's candidate for the seat of East Dunbartonshire in September 2019.
Amy Callaghan made her maiden speech in parliament nine days later, during which she spoke about Scottish independence and protecting the NHS from the Tories.
Amy Callaghan was later discharged from the committee in June 2020 because of her brain haemorrhage and subsequent period of recovery.
Amy Callaghan said she was travelling to London to raise the issue of a constituent who had suffered a stroke and was struggling with financial support.
Amy Callaghan has spearheaded the campaign for a proxy voting system.
On her physical return to the House of Commons in February 2022, Amy Callaghan stepped up her calls for proxy voting during a speech in parliament and in a serious of interviews including with the Daily Record.
On 7 June 2022, Amy Callaghan was forced to withdraw her comment in the House of Commons for using the word "lying" in relation to the prime minister, Boris Johnson.
Amy Callaghan criticised Johnson for "partying, lying, amending the ministerial code, voter suppression, [and] watering down human rights".
The deputy speaker, Nigel Evans, interrupted Amy Callaghan and asked her to withdraw the word "lying", which she agreed to do.
Amy Callaghan launched East Dunbartonshire's first ever hospitality awards in June 2022 following what she described as a "a tough tough two years for the sector".
Amy Callaghan chaired the All Party Parliamentary Group on Children, Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer.
Amy Callaghan was promoted to the SNP's frontbench team as Health Spokesperson in September 2023.
Amy Callaghan sat on the UK Parliament's Health and Social Care Select Committee.
Amy Callaghan campaigned to have VAT removed from sunscreen to reduce rates of melanoma.