Emma Roddick
Emma Roddick (born 30 July 1997) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician serving as the Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees since 2023. She has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Highlands and Islands since May 2021. Early life Roddick was born to Sue, a social worker, and Davy Roddick and lived in Alness from an early age. Both of her parents had died by the time she was elected in May 2021. She formerly worked for the Scottish Ambulance Service. Roddick, who has Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and PTSD, started a petition in 2017 to improve the available services from Scotland's NHS24 helpline. In 2020 the campaign proved successful, and NHS 24 added option 3 to their service. Political career In November 2019 she was elected in a by-election as a Councillor, representing the Inverness Central ward of the Highland Council. Shortly after starting her campaign, she started receiving death and rape threats from anonymous sources, and had her home broken into twice. The month before, she refused to sign a petition opposing the Gender Recognition Act reforms, claiming the petition had "transphobic undertones". On 8 May 2021 she was elected as a Member of