Angela Constance (born 15 July 1970) is a Scottish politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs since 2023.

On 29 March 2023, newly appointed First Minister Humza Yousaf re-appointed Constance to cabinet as the justice secretary.

She earned a Certificate of Welfare Studies from West Lothian College and an MSc in Social Work from the University of Stirling.

[7] Before her election to Holyrood, Constance worked as a social worker and was a Councillor for West Lothian Council where she was the SNP spokesperson for children's services and lifelong learning.

[11] In the aftermath of his resignation, a leadership bid was launched, and the then Deputy First Minister of Scotland and SNP Depute leader Nicola Sturgeon was widely tipped to become Salmond's successor.

[12][13] On 30 September 2014, Constance officially launched her bid to become the Depute leader of the Scottish National Party,[14][15] competing against Stewart Hosie and Keith Brown.

[17] The results of the election were announced at the SNP Autumn Conference on 14 November, with Constance losing the contest to Stewart Hosie, after being eliminated in the first round.

[19] Sturgeon described the SNP's record on drugs as "indefensible"[20] and Constance was given a full time ministerial portfolio with responsibility for the crisis.

[19] The appointment was not universally welcomed; journalist Alex Massie opined in The Times that: "It says something, mind you, about the depth of talent available to Sturgeon that... she felt compelled to hand the drugs brief to Angela Constance, a minister she had previously demoted.

Additionally, Yousaf encouraged Constance to protect the independence of key justice agencies of the country as well as the Judiciary of Scotland.