15 Facts About Meghan Gallacher

Meghan Gallacher was born on 17 January 1992 and is a British politician who has served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservatives from 2022 to 2024.

Meghan Gallacher has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Central Scotland region since 2021.

Meghan Gallacher was a candidate in the 2024 Scottish Conservatives leadership election, finishing 3rd.

Meghan Gallacher was born on 17 January 1992 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire and was brought up in nearby Holytown.

Meghan Gallacher studied political science and government at the Hamilton Campus of the University of the West of Scotland from 2010 to 2014.

Meghan Gallacher served as a Customer Relations Case Manager, dealing with customer concerns at CEO level.

Meghan Gallacher first stood for election in 2015 at Thorniewood ward by-election for North Lanarkshire Council, she was eliminated at Stage 5 of the count.

Meghan Gallacher was the fifth placed Conservative list candidate for the Central Scotland region, but was not elected.

Meghan Gallacher was elected to North Lanarkshire Council for the Motherwell West ward in 2017, she subsequently became the party's group leader.

Meghan Gallacher was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2021 for the Central Scotland region, elected through the regional list vote.

Meghan Gallacher had stood for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency.

On 12 January 2022, Meghan Gallacher called for Boris Johnson to resign as Conservative party leader and Prime Minister over the Westminster lockdown parties controversy along with a majority of Scottish Conservative MSPs.

Meghan Gallacher resigned as deputy leader on 16 August 2024, writing in a letter to outgoing leader Douglas Ross that it would be inappropriate for her to continue in the role due to her standing in the leadership election to succeed him and due to reported allegations he had sought to stand down the year earlier and install Russell Findlay as leader.

Meghan Gallacher is married to Graeme McGinnigle, a former East Dunbartonshire councillor who she met at a Conservative Party reception.

Meghan Gallacher gave birth to their first child, a daughter called Charlotte, on 10 July 2022.