First Minister Nicola Sturgeon completed her new governmental team last night with the announcement of junior ministerial appointments.
Consisting of 10 Cabinet Secretaries, including the First Minister, the Scottish Cabinet will be supported by 15 Junior Ministers.
There’s a new role for Northern & Leith MSP Ben MacPherson, who moves from Rural Affairs and Environment to become Minister for Social Security and Local Government.
Edinburgh Eastern MSP Ash Denham remains Minister for Community Safety and new Edinburgh Central MSP Angus Robertson comes straight into government as Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture.
The full ministerial team is:
First Minister: Nicola Sturgeon
Minister for Drugs Policy: Angela Constance
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery: John Swinney
Minister for Parliamentary Business: George Adam
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy: Kate Forbes
Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work: (who will also work alongside the Net Zero Secretary), Richard Lochhead
Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise: Ivan McKee
Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth: Tom Arthur
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Humza Yousaf
Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health and Sport: Maree Todd
Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care: Kevin Stewart
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Minister for Children and Young People: Clare Haughey
Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training: Jamie Hepburn
Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport: Michael Matheson
Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform (who will also work alongside the Rural Affairs Secretary): Mairi McAllan
Minister for Transport: Graeme Dey
Cabinet Secretary for Justice: Keith Brown
Minister for Community Safety: Ash Denham
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government: Shona Robison
Minister for Equalities and Older People: Christina McKelvie
Minister for Social Security and Local Government: Ben MacPherson
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands: Mairi Gougeon
Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture: Angus Robertson
Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development: Jenny Gilruth.