Ash Regan
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 50 |
| Date of birth | March 8,1974 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Glasgow |
| United Kingdom | |
| Education | The Open University |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| Position | Member of the Scottish Parliament since 2016 |
| Previous position | Minister for Community Safety of Scotland (2018–2022) |
| Children | 2 |
| First minist | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3901494 |
Ash Regan Life story
Ashten Regan is a Scottish politician who served as Minister for Community Safety from 2018 until 2022, when she stepped down in a protest over the Gender Recognition Reform Bill. A member of the Scottish National Party, she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Eastern since 2016.
Alex Salmond launches new Scottish independence plan
... The proposals are to be set out in a members bill submitted by MSP Ash Regan, who recently defected to Alba from the SNP...
Former SNP leadership candidate Ash Regan defects to Alba party
...Former SNP leadership candidate Ash Regan has resigned from the party to join Alex Salmond s Alba party...
Rutherglen and Hamilton West: Should SNP's Humza Yousaf be worried?
... Ash Regan was quick out of the blocks to call the Rutherglen result a " wake-up call"...
Will Humza Yousaf's broad approach deliver Scottish independence?
... Taking majority with us Both Pete Wishart MP and Ash Regan MSP insisted a majority of votes, not a majority of seats, would be needed before Scotland could seek independence...
Thousands join march for Scottish independence
... Other speakers included SNP MP Joanna Cherry and party leadership candidate Ash Regan...
Block on Scottish gender reforms to be challenged in court
... The gender reforms have been divisive within the SNP, with another of the leadership candidates - Ash Regan - resigning from the government last year over her fears about their impact on safeguards for women and girls...
Decision on gender reform legal battle 'imminent' - Yousaf
... Ash Regan, who went on to challenge Mr Yousaf in the SNP leadership race, Another leadership candidate, Kate Forbes, was on maternity leave when the vote took place but she said she would not have backed the bill...
Humza Yousaf to be formally elected as first minister
... Mr Yousaf won the SNP leadership on Monday after narrowly defeating Kate Forbes by 26,032 votes to 23,890 once the second preference votes of Ash Regan - who finished a distant third - were reallocated...
Thousands join march for Scottish independence
Thousands of Scottish independence campaigners marched through The Streets of Glasgow during The Coronation .
The Event , organised by All Under One Banner, culminated in a rally in Glasgow Green where ex-First Minister Alex Salmond addressed The Crowd .
Other speakers included SNP MP Joanna Cherry and party leadership candidate Ash Regan .
Traffic was brought to a standstill as the saltire-waving supporters set off from Kelvingrove Park in The West end.
At The Rally Mr Salmond told The Crowd : " The Independent Scotland we seek will be based on equality not aristocracy and on human talent and ability not entitlement of birth.
" We Are not looking backwards with Britain But forwards to a better Scotland"
SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes was also scheduled to speak But on Saturday due to flu.
Organisers that More Than 20,000 people took part in The March .
In the independence referendum in 2014, Scotland voted against becoming an independent country by.
Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had said she wanted a vote to take place on 19 October this year.
But last November The The Scottish Government cannot hold an independence referendum without the UK government's consent.
Since becoming First Minister , Humza Yousaf has demanded a Section 30 order - to allow another referendum - But that has not been accepted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak .
Earlier in the week Mr Salmond said Police Scotland should have staged a " standoff" outside Edinburgh Castle to prevent The Stone of Destiny from being moved to London for The Coronation .
He Said such a move could have been used as a bargaining tool in The Push for a second independence referendum.
The Stone was taken to London last week after First Minister Humza Yousaf attended a ceremony during which it was removed from its Resting Place at The Castle .
The Stone has been used to crown monarchs of Scotland, and later the UK, in a tradition dating back centuries.
But Mr Yousaf dismissed the suggestion of involving The Police , and said it would have " not been The Right thing to do".
Meanwhile, Our Republic, which campaigns for an elected head of state, is staging a protest in Edinburgh.
The Event on Calton Hill includes speeches from Scottish Government minister and Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater , as well as SNP MP Tommy Sheppard and Green MSP Maggie Chapman .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com