Scottish politician, Ashten Regan was born on March 8th, 1974 in Glasgow in Scotland.

Prior to her family relocating to England, Regan attended primary school in Scotland. She grew up in Biggar, Cumbria, and later relocated to Devon to enroll in a sixth-form college.

From 1992 to 1995, Regan studied at Keele University in England, earning a 2:2 BA in International Relations. She didn’t contribute to Concourse Magazine, a publication run by the Keele University Students’ Union for students.

Thereafter, she attended the London School of Public Relations and graduated with a diploma in public relations. Regan enrolled in the Open University’s Development Management program in 2007 and graduated with an MSc in 2012.

Ash Regan nationality

Regan was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She is Scottish.

Ash Regan age

Regan was born on March 8th, 1974, hence she is currently 48 years of age.

Ash Regan net worth

Regan has a net worth estimated to be about $2 million.

Ash Regan height and weight

Regan’s body measurement is not known to us at the time of filing this report.

Ash Regan education

Regan attended primary school in Scotland before her family moved to England, growing up in Biggar, Cumbria, and later Devon, where Regan attended a sixth-form college.

Regan earned a 2:2 BA in International Relations while studying at Keele University in England from 1992 to 1995. She did not contribute to the Keele University Students’ Union’s student newspaper, Concourse Magazine.

In the London School of Public Relations, she later went on to receive a diploma in public relations. Regan began studying development management at the Open University in 2007 and graduated with an MSc in 2012.

Ash Regan career

Guests questioned Regan about her thoughts on the 2014 Scottish independence vote at a dinner party in 2012. Regan’s then-husband, who was born in England, had believed she would vote “No,” but after doing some research, she discovered that she was more inclined to support the “Yes” side.

Regan became involved in the Women for Independence and the Yes Scotland movement. She was chosen to join the Women for Independence national committee in January 2014.

Regan joined the Scottish National Party after the Yes Scotland campaign lost the referendum. As the incumbent MSP Kenny MacAskill said in June that he would not seek reelection, she was chosen as the SNP candidate for the Edinburgh Eastern constituency in the impending 2016 Scottish Parliament elections in August 2015. Kezia Dugdale, the leader of the Scottish Labour Party, was defeated in her election.

She was hired in June 2016 to serve as the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism, and Foreign Affairs’ Parliamentary Liaison Officer. She served on the Finance and Constitution Committee as well as the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee.

She was transferred from the Economy, Employment, and Fair Work Committee to the Health and Sport Committee in November 2017, and she was given the position of deputy convener there.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon declared she would restructure her second government’s cabinet on June 27, 2018. Regan succeeded Annabelle Ewing as the Minister for Community Safety under Sturgeon.

Regan was one of 15 SNP lawmakers who signed a letter to the Scottish government in April 2019 urging it to postpone changes to the Gender Recognition Act that would make it simpler for transgender persons to legally change their gender.

In June 2019, it was revealed that some of her former employees had signed non-disclosure agreements and received payoffs totaling thousands of pounds.

Regan was re-elected in the Scottish elections of 2021, improving her vote share by more than 8,000. Regan was reappointed by Sturgeon as minister of community safety in the Third Sturgeon administration.

Regan announced her resignation on October 27, 2022, expressing her disapproval of the Scottish Government’s backing of the Gender Recognition Change Bill. In November, Elena Whitham took over as Minister for Community Safety, pending legislative approval.

Following Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation, Regan announced her candidacy for the 2023 SNP leadership position on February 18, 2023.

Ash Regan family and siblings

Regan’s parents names are not known to us at the moment but her mother was a Protestant and her father was a Catholic.

Ash Regan husband

Regan is a divorcee and not married at the moment. She was once addressed a Ashten Denham.

Ash Regan children

Regan has twin boys.