Jackie Brierton

• Appointment term: June 2024 - May 2028
• Appointed via Scottish Minister
• Committee membership: Resources Committee
• Committee Convener: Not applicable
• External representation: Not applicable  

Jackie is a passionate advocate for Scotland’s diverse rural economy and was previously CEO of GrowBiz Scotland - an award-winning enterprise development organisation supporting rural businesses and communities. She chairs the Cairngorms Economic Steering Group and Cairngorms Tourism Partnership, and has more than 35 years’ experience in business, enterprise and policy development, including a period advising the UK Government’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTi) Small Business Service. 

She founded Women’s Enterprise Scotland and chaired the Rural Perth and Kinross Community Led Local Development (CLLD) / LEADER programme for six years. Among a number of personal awards, she was included in the Saltire Society’s ‘Outstanding Women of Scotland’ in 2019. Jackie was on the Scottish Government’s National Council of Rural Advisers and was also a member of its Advisory Council for Economic Transformation. She is currently Co-chair of the Perth and Kinross Business Partnership and newly formed Perth and Kinross Opportunities Trust. In her spare time she enjoys supporting St Johnstone, singing and walking her dogs.

Register of interests: 

Category 1: Remuneration  

• Self-employment - occasional consultancy fees

Category 2: Other roles 

• None 

Category 3: Contracts 

• None

Category 4: Election expenses 

• None 

Category 5: Houses, land and buildings 

• None 

Category 6: Interest in shares and securities 

• None 

Category 7: Gifts and hospitality 

• None 

Category 8: Non-financial interests 

• Co-Chair, Perth and Kinross Business Partnership
• Co-Chair, Perth and Kinross Opportunities Trust
• Director, Olderpreneur Alliance CIC

Category 9: Close family members 

• None