New First Minister Confirms Those Supporting Cabinet
First Minister John Swinney has completed the appointment of his ministerial team.
Consisting of 11 Cabinet Secretaries, including the First Minister, the Scottish Cabinet will be supported by 14 Ministers. This reduces the size of the Scottish Government by four since the start of the year.
Ivan McKee has returned to Government as Minister for Public Finance. Minister for Parliamentary Business George Adam, Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees Emma Roddick, and Minister for Local Government Empowerment & Planning Joe FitzPatrick have stepped down from their previous roles.
Graeme will continue as Minister for Higher & Further Education as well as for Veterans.
Parliament will be asked to approve the new Ministerial appointments.
Full Ministerial Team:
First Minister John Swinney
Minister for Parliamentary Business Jamie Hepburn
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic Kate Forbes
Minister for Business Richard Lochhead
Minister for Employment and Investment Tom Arthur
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government Shona Robison
Minister for Public Finance Ivan McKee
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Jenny Gilruth
Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise Natalie Don
Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans Graeme Dey
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs Angela Constance
Minister for Victims and Community Safety Siobhian Brown
Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy Màiri McAllan
Minister for Climate Action Gillian Martin
Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Neil Gray
Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health Jenni Minto
Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport Maree Todd
Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy Christina McKelvie
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice Shirley-Anne Somerville
Minister for Equalities Kaukab Stewart
Minister for Housing Paul McLennan
Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Angus Robertson
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Mairi Gougeon
Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity Jim Fairlie
I am delighted to be asked by our new First Minister to stay on in both of my government roles.
GRAEME
I will continue to passionately lead on both support for our veterans and armed forces community and on progressing key reforms in post-school education and skills.
These are major responsibilities and challenges but ones that I have relished over the past year, and I feel I have a lot more to contribute.
I look forward to working further with John Swinney and with this full team of very capable ministers.
Background
Letters between Minister for Parliamentary Business George Adam and the First Minister
