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Thanksgiving service to be held for late former health secretary Jeane Freeman

Jeane Freeman, who led Scotland's Covid response and established its social security service, is honored with a livestreamed service at University of Glasgow, officials said.

  • A thanksgiving service was held in Glasgow for former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman, who died aged 72, less than a month after being diagnosed with cancer.
  • Over 400 people, including political figures and members of Ms. Freeman's family, attended the service led by The Very Reverend Dr. Lorna Hood to pay tribute to her life and work.
  • Ms. Freeman served as a senior civil servant, adviser to a former Labour first minister, and later joined the SNP, becoming Scotland's health secretary during the Covid-19 pandemic until her retirement in 2021.
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Thanksgiving service to be held for late former health secretary Jeane Freeman

She held the brief during the outbreak of the Covid pandemic.

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