Scottish government minister Christina McKelvie has died at the age of 57, her partner has said.
The minister for drugs and alcohol policy had taken medical leave last August to undergo treatment for secondary breast cancer.
Ms McKelvie’s partner, MSP Keith Brown, announced the news in a statement on Thursday morning.
The SNP’s deputy leader said: “Christina’s sons Lewis and Jack and I are heartbroken to announce the death of Christina at Glasgow Royal Infirmary this morning.”
Ms McKelvie was the SNP MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse.
Mr Brown said: “She loved her job, and she loved her party and was always a champion for the people of Scotland and an advocate for social justice and for Scotland to be an independent nation in Europe.
“To us, she was our beloved mum, partner and gran to Maeve and Leo.
“She was always hard working and enthusiastic and lit up every room she was in with her positivity and bright smile.
“She was always proud of her working class roots in Easterhouse and often said she could not have dreamt of becoming a government minister for the Scottish government.”
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