Deputy First Minister of Scotland
Deputy First Minister of Scotland | |
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Scottish Cabinet Scottish Parliament | |
Member of | |
Reports to | Scottish Parliament |
Seat | St Andrew's House, Edinburgh |
Appointer | First Minister of Scotland |
Term length | The Deputy First Minister is appointed by the First Minister. No term limits are imposed on the office. |
Inaugural holder | Jim Wallace |
Formation | 19 May 1999 |
Salary | £112,919 annually (including £64,470 MSP salary) |
Website | www |
The Deputy First Minister of Scotland (
Overview
The post is not recognised in statute (in comparison with the post of First Minister which is established by the
The Deputy First Minister, within the Scottish Government, has direct responsibility and control over the strategy of the Scottish Government, delivery and outcomes of ministerial portfolios, resilience, as well as cross-government co-ordination of public service reform.[1] Alongside the responsibilities of the post-holders functions as Deputy First Minister, the post holder is also required to have direct responsibility for a cabinet secretary post. The current Deputy First Minister, Shona Robinson, is also Cabinet Secretary for Finance.
Nomination and election
The
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Responsibilities in government
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The post holder of the Deputy First Minister of Scotland is solely responsible for the following areas within the Scottish Government (as of April 2024):[1]
- Bute House Agreement
- government strategy
- inter-governmental relations
- responsibility for cross-government delivery and outcomes
- public service reform, including digital
- National Performance Framework
- historical abuse inquiry
- redress
- Covid–19 inquiries
- Sheku Bayoh public inquiry
- efficient government
- civil service operations and transformation, including:
- the Scottish Government’s estate strategy
- getting to net zero and hybrid working
- corporate service transformation, including budgets, workforce strategy, technology and risk
- cross government co-ordination of infrastructure (policy, investment, and commission)
- Scottish Futures Trust
Shona Robison, appointed Deputy First Minister under Humza Yousaf in March 2023, also serves as the Cabinet Secretary for Finance. Alongside her responsibilities as Deputy First Minister, Robison is also responsible for the delivery of the Scottish budget, as well as "budgetary monitoring and reporting (including Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS)), fiscal policy and taxation (including income tax), exchequer and the public finances, public sector pay, the Scottish Fiscal Commission, fiscal framework review, local government finance and public sector productivity".[1]
List of office holders
Acting First Ministers
Name | Portrait | Term of office | Party | Other offices held whilst in post | ||
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Jim Wallace | 8 November 2001 | 27 November 2001 | Liberal Democrats | Minister for Justice (1999–2003)
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Deputy First Ministers
Name | Portrait | Term of office | Party | Other offices held whilst in post | First Minister | ||||
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Jim Wallace | 19 May 1999 | 23 June 2005 | Liberal Democrats | Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning (2003–2005)
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Donald Dewar | ||||
Henry McLeish | |||||||||
Jack McConnell | |||||||||
Nicol Stephen | 27 June 2005 | 17 May 2007 | Liberal Democrats | Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
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Nicola Sturgeon | 17 May 2007 | 20 November 2014 | Scottish National Party | Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment (2012–2014)
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Alex Salmond | ||||
John Swinney | 21 November 2014 | 28 March 2023 | Scottish National Party | Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy (2014–2016) (2021–2023)
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (2016–2021) Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery |
Nicola Sturgeon | ||||
Shona Robison | 29 March 2023 | Incumbent | Scottish National Party | Cabinet Secretary for Finance (2023–Present) | Humza Yousaf |
See also
- Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
References
- ^ a b c "Deputy First Minister". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 3 April 2024. Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
- ^ "Salmond announces his new cabinet". BBC News. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2007.