Ashten Regan is a Scottish politician who has been member of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Edinburgh Eastern since 2016.
She served as Minister for Community Safety from 2018 until 2022 when she stepped down in a protest over the Gender Recognition Act.
Rehgan was born on 8 March 1974 in Glasgow to parents whose names are yet to be disclosed. Her mum was a Protestant, while her dad, a Catholic, owned a kilt shop on Sauchiehall Street.
After graduating from Keele University, Regan worked as a PR and Marketing Officer at ScottClem for three years.
She then went on to work as a Senior Account Executive at Spreckley Partners, before becoming Events Executive in late 2002 for Zinc Management.
From December 2002 to August 2003, she worked as an Account Manager for Rocket PR.
In October 2012, after graduating from OU, she worked remotely at in Digital Marketing at Tearfund.
Upon return to Scotland, Regan became Head of Campaigns and Advocacy at the Common Weal Scotland, before her election to Holyrood.
