Gillian Anne Martin is a Scottish politician who has served as Minister for Climate Action since 2023,[a] and as acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy since July 2024, filling the latter role on an interim basis for the duration of Màiri McAllan's maternity leave.

[5] A graduate of the University of Glasgow, she worked as a lecturer in further education for 15 years, including at North East Scotland College.

[14][15] Among the controversial blog entries, Martin mocked trans women as "hairy knuckled lipstick- wearing transitional transgender Laydees".

[17] Of Scotland's membership of the United Kingdom she wrote, "Don’t make me trot out the now clichéd comparison to the abused partner in a marriage.

Martin has spoken out on behalf of workers who have been discriminated against due to their oil and gas connections,[20] and has been a vocal supporter of the efforts being by the Scottish Government made to assist those facing unemployment.

[23][24] Martin is currently also filling the role of Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy for the duration of incumbent Màiri McAllan's maternity leave.

[26] On 28 June 2018, she issued a second apology about offensive remarks made a decade earlier about the tipping habits of black customers.