Lorna Slater

Lorna Slater is a Member of the Scottish Parliament representing the Scottish Green Party for the Lothian Region since May 2021, serving on the Parliamentary Committee for Economy and Fair Work. Additionally, Lorna holds the position of Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy & Biodiversity with the Scottish Government from September 2021 to April 2024. Lorna's previous experience includes roles such as Engineering Project Manager at Orbital Marine Power Ltd, where responsibilities involved overseeing the FloTEC H2020 Project and managing the delivery of powertrains, and Project and Systems Manager at Atlantis Resources Limited, focusing on turbine control systems. Lorna's engineering background also features positions at Aquamarine Power Ltd as Lead Controls & Instrumentation Engineer, Senior Design Engineer at memsstar Ltd, Design Engineer & Project Manager at GB Innomech, and Software Engineer at Telescope Technologies Ltd. Lorna earned a Master’s degree in Electro-Mechanical Design from The University of British Columbia between 1993 and 2000.